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HistoryJul 12, 2024 - 12:37 p.m.

CVE-2024-40996 bpf: Avoid splat in pskb_pull_reason

2024-07-1212:37:38
Linux
github.com
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linux kernel
pskb_pull_reason
debug check
integer overflows
kernel code
fuzzer
config_debug_net

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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

bpf: Avoid splat in pskb_pull_reason

syzkaller builds (CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y) frequently trigger a debug
hint in pskb_may_pull.

We’d like to retain this debug check because it might hint at integer
overflows and other issues (kernel code should pull headers, not huge
value).

In bpf case, this splat isn’t interesting at all: such (nonsensical)
bpf programs are typically generated by a fuzzer anyway.

Do what Eric suggested and suppress such warning.

For CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=n we don’t need the extra check because
pskb_may_pull will do the right thing: return an error without the
WARN() backtrace.

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial