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CVE-2024-42063

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Mark bpf prog stack with kmsan_unposion_memory in interpreter mode syzbot reported uninit memory usages during map_{lookup,delete}_elem. ========== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __dev_map_lookup_elem kernel/bpf/devmap.c:441 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in dev_map_lookup_elem+0xf3/0x170 kernel/bpf/devmap.c:796 __dev_map_lookup_elem kernel/bpf/devmap.c:441 [inline] dev_map_lookup_elem+0xf3/0x170 kernel/bpf/devmap.c:796 ____bpf_map_lookup_elem kernel/bpf/helpers.c:42 [inline] bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x5c/0x80 kernel/bpf/helpers.c:38 ___bpf_prog_run+0x13fe/0xe0f0 kernel/bpf/core.c:1997 __bpf_prog_run256+0xb5/0xe0 kernel/bpf/core.c:2237 ========== The reproducer should be in the interpreter mode. The C reproducer is trying to run the following bpf prog: 0: (18) r0 = 0x0 2: (18) r1 = map[id:49] 4: (b7) r8 = 16777216 5: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r8 6: (bf) r2 = r10 7: (07) r2 += -229 ^^^^^^^^^^ 8: (b7) r3 = 8 9: (b7) r4 = 0 10: (85) call dev_map_lookup_elem#1543472 11: (95) exit It is due to the "void *key" (r2) passed to the helper. bpf allows uninit stack memory access for bpf prog with the right privileges. This patch uses kmsan_unpoison_memory() to mark the stack as initialized. This should address different syzbot reports on the uninit "void *key" argument during map_{lookup,delete}_elem.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.1.98-1CVE-2024-42063
Fixed in:6.9.8-1CVE-2024-42063
Fixed in:6.9.8-1CVE-2024-42063
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.20USN-7089-3
linux-aws-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1USN-7089-3
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20USN-7089-2
linux-azure-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7090-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7089-2
linux-gcp-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.17USN-7089-6
linux-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1002.4USN-7156-1
linux-hwe-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15USN-7089-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1002.4USN-7156-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.17USN-7089-6
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.14USN-7089-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.16USN-7089-5
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.16USN-7089-3
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.16USN-7089-3
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.16USN-7089-4
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7090-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7090-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7095-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7095-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.20USN-7089-3
linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1USN-7089-7
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1USN-7089-7
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1018.20USN-7089-3
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7090-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7090-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7089-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.18USN-7089-2
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1013.17USN-7089-6
linux-image-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1002.4USN-7156-1
linux-image-gkeop-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1002.4USN-7156-1
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.14USN-7089-2
linux-image-ibm-classicUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.14USN-7089-2
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.14USN-7089-2
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1USN-7089-7
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1USN-7089-7
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19.1USN-7095-1
linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-oem-22.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-oem-22.04bUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-oem-22.04cUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-oem-22.04dUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.16USN-7089-4
linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.16USN-7089-4
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.16USN-7089-3
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1USN-7089-3
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.16USN-7089-3
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.16USN-7089-5
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1USN-7089-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48USN-7089-1
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3USN-7089-7
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1USN-7089-7
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19USN-7095-1
linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1USN-7095-1
linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1017.19.1USN-7095-1
linux-oem-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1016.16USN-7089-4
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.16USN-7089-3
linux-oracle-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1USN-7089-3
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1014.16USN-7089-5

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

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