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CVE-2024-47711 — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Don't return OOB skb in manage_oob()

High CVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Don't return OOB skb in manage_oob(). syzbot reported use-after-free in unix_stream_recv_urg(). [0] The scenario is 1. send(MSG_OOB) 2. recv(MSG_OOB) -> The consumed OOB remains in recv queue 3. send(MSG_OOB) 4. recv() -> manage_oob() returns the next skb of the consumed OOB -> This is also OOB, but unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb is not cleared 5. recv(MSG_OOB) -> unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb is used but already freed The recent commit 8594d9b85c07 ("af_unix: Don't call skb_get() for OOB skb.") uncovered the issue. If the OOB skb is consumed and the next skb is peeked in manage_oob(), we still need to check if the skb is OOB. Let's do so by falling back to the following checks in manage_oob() and add the test case in selftest. Note that we need to add a similar check for SIOCATMARK. [0]: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in unix_stream_read_actor+0xa6/0xb0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2959 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880326abcc4 by task syz-executor178/5235 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5235 Comm: syz-executor178 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc5-syzkaller-00742-gfbdaffe41adc #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google…

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2024-10-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel

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Matched remediation archetype

Use-after-free, double free, and expired resource use

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Check exposure

  • Trace ownership, references, callbacks, asynchronous tasks, and teardown paths around the affected object or resource.
  • Identify reachable inputs and timing or state transitions that can release the object while references remain.
  • Confirm affected builds, allocators, feature flags, architectures, and process privileges.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained ownership or lifetime fix and rebuild all artifacts containing the affected native code.
  • Use explicit ownership, safe reference management, cancellation and join semantics, and idempotent teardown.
  • Add deterministic lifetime tests plus isolated sanitizer and concurrency coverage for shutdown and error paths.

Authoritative sources

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