CVE-2024-44940
Published: August 28, 2024Last modified: August 28, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol Drop the WARN_ON_ONCE inn gue_gro_receive if the encapsulated type is not known or does not have a GRO handler. Such a packet is easily constructed. Syzbot generates them and sets off this warning. Remove the warning as it is expected and not actionable. The warning was previously reduced from WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE in commit 270136613bf7 ("fou: Do WARN_ON_ONCE in gue_gro_receive for bad proto callbacks").
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.110-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a925a200299a6dfc7c172f54da6f374edc930053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1453a5616c7bd8acd90633ceba4e59105ba3b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c