5.5
CVE-2024-41006
- EPSS 0.02%
- Published 12.07.2024 13:15:21
- Last modified 03.11.2025 22:17:22
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netrom: Fix a memory leak in nr_heartbeat_expiry()
syzbot reported a memory leak in nr_create() [0].
Commit 409db27e3a2e ("netrom: Fix use-after-free of a listening socket.")
added sock_hold() to the nr_heartbeat_expiry() function, where
a) a socket has a SOCK_DESTROY flag or
b) a listening socket has a SOCK_DEAD flag.
But in the case "a," when the SOCK_DESTROY flag is set, the file descriptor
has already been closed and the nr_release() function has been called.
So it makes no sense to hold the reference count because no one will
call another nr_destroy_socket() and put it as in the case "b."
nr_connect
nr_establish_data_link
nr_start_heartbeat
nr_release
switch (nr->state)
case NR_STATE_3
nr->state = NR_STATE_2
sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY);
nr_rx_frame
nr_process_rx_frame
switch (nr->state)
case NR_STATE_2
nr_state2_machine()
nr_disconnect()
nr_sk(sk)->state = NR_STATE_0
sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)
nr_heartbeat_expiry
switch (nr->state)
case NR_STATE_0
if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY) ||
(sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN
&& sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)))
sock_hold() // ( !!! )
nr_destroy_socket()
To fix the memory leak, let's call sock_hold() only for a listening socket.
Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center
(linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
[0]: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d327a1f3b12e1e206c16Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 4.19.272 < 4.19.317
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.4.231 < 5.4.279
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.10.166 < 5.10.221
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.15.91 < 5.15.162
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.1.9 < 6.1.96
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.36
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.9.7
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc4
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.02% | 0.04 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
|
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.