CVE-2024-42108

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rswitch: Avoid use-after-free in rswitch_poll() The use-after-free is actually in rswitch_tx_free(), which is inlined in rswitch_poll(). Since `skb` and `gq->skbs[gq->dirty]` are in fact the same pointer, the skb is first freed using dev_kfree_skb_any(), then the value in skb->len is used to update the interface statistics. Let's move around the instructions to use skb->len before the skb is freed. This bug is trivial to reproduce using KFENCE. It will trigger a splat every few packets. A simple ARP request or ICMP echo request is enough.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 30, 2024
First seenJul 30, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.9.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.8 ≤ v < 6.9.96.9.9

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