CVE-2024-26815
MediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: taprio: proper TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX check taprio_parse_tc_entry() is not correctly checking TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX attribute: int tc; // Signed value tc = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX]); if (tc >= TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE) { NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "TC entry index out of range"); return -ERANGE; } syzbot reported that it could fed arbitary negative values: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in net/sched/sch_taprio.c:1722:18 shift exponent -2147418108 is negative CPU: 0 PID: 5066 Comm: syz-executor367 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-syzkaller-00136-gc8a5c731fd12 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/29/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1e7/0x2e0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:217 [inline] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x3c7/0x420 lib/ubsan.c:386 taprio_parse_tc_entry net/sched/sch_taprio.c:1722 [inline] taprio_parse_tc_entries net/sched/sch_taprio.c:1768 [inline] taprio_change+0xb87/0x57d0 net/sched/sch_taprio.c:1877 taprio_init+0x9da/0xc80 net/sched/sch_taprio.c:2134 qdisc_create+0x9d4/0x1190 net/sched/sch_api.c:1355 tc_modify_qdisc+0xa26/0x1e40 net/sched/sch_api.c:1776 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x885/0x1040 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6617 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x7ea/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367 netlink_sendmsg+0xa3b/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1908 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2584 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2667 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x240 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77 RIP: 0033:0x7f1b2dea3759 Code: 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 d7 19 00 00 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffd4de452f8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f1b2def0390 RCX: 00007f1b2dea3759 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000200007c0 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 0000555500000000 R09: 0000555500000000 R10: 0000555500000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd4de45340 R13: 00007ffd4de45310 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 00007ffd4de45340
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type
CWE-787CVE-2024-26815 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability
What is Out-of-bounds Write?
The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26815 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343041b59b7810f9cdca371f445dd43b35c740b1
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6915b1b28fe57e92c78e664366dc61c4f15ff03b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/860e838fb089d652a446ced52cbdf051285b68e7
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2024-26815?
CVE-2024-26815 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2024-26815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26815?
CVE-2024-26815 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26815?
No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26815. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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Is CVE-2024-26815 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2024-26815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
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What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?
The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →