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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2024-35894
HistoryMay 19, 2024 - 9:15 a.m.

CVE-2024-35894

2024-05-1909:15:10
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux kernel
mptcp
subflow socket
vulnerability
root cause
prevention

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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

mptcp: prevent BPF accessing lowat from a subflow socket.

Alexei reported the following splat:

WARNING: CPU: 32 PID: 3276 at net/mptcp/subflow.c:1430 subflow_data_ready+0x147/0x1c0
Modules linked in: dummy bpf_testmod(O) [last unloaded: bpf_test_no_cfi(O)]
CPU: 32 PID: 3276 Comm: test_progs Tainted: GO 6.8.0-12873-g2c43c33bfd23
Call Trace:
<TASK>
mptcp_set_rcvlowat+0x79/0x1d0
sk_setsockopt+0x6c0/0x1540
__bpf_setsockopt+0x6f/0x90
bpf_sock_ops_setsockopt+0x3c/0x90
bpf_prog_509ce5db2c7f9981_bpf_test_sockopt_int+0xb4/0x11b
bpf_prog_dce07e362d941d2b_bpf_test_socket_sockopt+0x12b/0x132
bpf_prog_348c9b5faaf10092_skops_sockopt+0x954/0xe86
__cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sock_ops+0xbc/0x250
tcp_connect+0x879/0x1160
tcp_v6_connect+0x50c/0x870
mptcp_connect+0x129/0x280
__inet_stream_connect+0xce/0x370
inet_stream_connect+0x36/0x50
bpf_trampoline_6442491565+0x49/0xef
inet_stream_connect+0x5/0x50
__sys_connect+0x63/0x90
__x64_sys_connect+0x14/0x20

The root cause of the issue is that bpf allows accessing mptcp-level
proto_ops from a tcp subflow scope.

Fix the issue detecting the problematic call and preventing any action.

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%