Bug 2300409 (CVE-2024-41040)

Summary:	CVE-2024-41040 kernel: net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 5.10.222, kernel 5.15.163, kernel 6.1.100, kernel 6.6.41, kernel 6.9.10, kernel 6.10	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the net/sshd tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn of the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker with a crafted payload to induce a system crash, resulting in a loss of system availability.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2301566
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-07-29 15:33:28 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash

KASAN reports the following UAF:

 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]
 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888c07603600 by task handler130/6469

 Call Trace:
  <IRQ>
  dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70
  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x33/0x3d0
  print_report+0xc0/0x2b0
  kasan_report+0xd0/0x120
  __asan_load1+0x6c/0x80
  tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]
  tcf_ct_act+0x886/0x1350 [act_ct]
  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310
  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491
  __irq_exit_rcu+0x82/0xc0
  irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20
  common_interrupt+0xa1/0xb0
  </IRQ>
  <TASK>
  asm_common_interrupt+0x27/0x40

 Allocated by task 6469:
  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70
  kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40
  kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1e/0x40
  __kasan_krealloc+0x133/0x190
  krealloc+0xaa/0x130
  nf_ct_ext_add+0xed/0x230 [nf_conntrack]
  tcf_ct_act+0x1095/0x1350 [act_ct]
  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310
  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491

 Freed by task 6469:
  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70
  kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40
  kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x60
  ____kasan_slab_free+0x180/0x1f0
  __kasan_slab_free+0x12/0x30
  slab_free_freelist_hook+0xd2/0x1a0
  __kmem_cache_free+0x1a2/0x2f0
  kfree+0x78/0x120
  nf_conntrack_free+0x74/0x130 [nf_conntrack]
  nf_ct_destroy+0xb2/0x140 [nf_conntrack]
  __nf_ct_resolve_clash+0x529/0x5d0 [nf_conntrack]
  nf_ct_resolve_clash+0xf6/0x490 [nf_conntrack]
  __nf_conntrack_confirm+0x2c6/0x770 [nf_conntrack]
  tcf_ct_act+0x12ad/0x1350 [act_ct]
  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310
  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491

The ct may be dropped if a clash has been resolved but is still passed to
the tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn function for further usage. This issue
can be fixed by retrieving ct from skb again after confirming conntrack.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2024-07-30 09:39:16 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024072924-CVE-2024-41040-63d5@gregkh/T

Comment 2 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2024-07-30 09:39:37 UTC

Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2301566]

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-11 00:57:55 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:6567 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6567

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-24 00:39:41 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:7001 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7001

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-24 02:35:04 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:7000 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7000

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2024-10-15 00:35:44 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:8107 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8107

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2025-01-08 00:21:24 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:0064 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0064

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2025-01-08 02:48:57 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:0063 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0063