CVE-2024-36971

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jun 10, 2024
Updated: Aug 8, 2024
CWE ID 416

Summary

CVE-2024-36971 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. It involves the function __dst_negative_advice(), which does not adhere to the proper RCU rules when clearing sk->dst_cache. This can result in a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability. The correct sequence of actions should be to first clear sk->sk_dst_cache and then call dst_release(old_dst). However, in __dst_negative_advice(), the order is reversed. Consequently, all three existing ->negative_advice() methods need to perform the sk_dst_reset(sk) themselves. This vulnerability became apparent after a specific commit and was discovered by Clement Lecigne. It's essential to note that UDP sockets can exploit this flaw.

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