Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.75/6.6.14/6.7.2/6.8-rc1 ksmbd lib/nlattr.c ksmbd_nl_policy out-of-bounds

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.75/6.6.14/6.7.2/6.8-rc1. This vulnerability affects the function ksmbd_nl_policy in the library lib/nlattr.c of the component ksmbd. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-26608. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.
It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.75/6.6.14/6.7.2/6.8-rc1 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function ksmbd_nl_policy in the library lib/nlattr.c of the component ksmbd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix global oob in ksmbd_nl_policy Similar to a reported issue (check the commit b33fb5b801c6 ("net: qualcomm: rmnet: fix global oob in rmnet_policy"), my local fuzzer finds another global out-of-bounds read for policy ksmbd_nl_policy. See bug trace below: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in validate_nla lib/nlattr.c:386 [inline] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __nla_validate_parse+0x24af/0x2750 lib/nlattr.c:600 Read of size 1 at addr ffffffff8f24b100 by task syz-executor.1/62810 CPU: 0 PID: 62810 Comm: syz-executor.1 Tainted: G N 6.1.0 #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x8b/0xb3 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline] print_report+0x172/0x475 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report+0xbb/0x1c0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 validate_nla lib/nlattr.c:386 [inline] __nla_validate_parse+0x24af/0x2750 lib/nlattr.c:600 __nla_parse+0x3e/0x50 lib/nlattr.c:697 __nlmsg_parse include/net/netlink.h:748 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse.constprop.0+0x1b0/0x290 net/netlink/genetlink.c:565 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xda/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:734 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:833 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x441/0x780 net/netlink/genetlink.c:850 netlink_rcv_skb+0x14f/0x410 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2540 genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:861 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x54e/0x800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 netlink_sendmsg+0x930/0xe50 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1921 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0x154/0x190 net/socket.c:734 ____sys_sendmsg+0x6df/0x840 net/socket.c:2482 ___sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2536 __sys_sendmsg+0xf3/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2565 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7fdd66a8f359 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 f1 19 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fdd65e00168 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdd66bbcf80 RCX: 00007fdd66a8f359 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000020000500 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fdd66ada493 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007ffc84b81aff R14: 00007fdd65e00300 R15: 0000000000022000 The buggy address belongs to the variable: ksmbd_nl_policy+0x100/0xa80 The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page:0000000034f47940 refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x1ccc4b flags: 0x200000000001000(reserved|node=0|zone=2) raw: 0200000000001000 ffffea00073312c8 ffffea00073312c8 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected Memory state around the buggy address: ffffffff8f24b000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ffffffff8f24b080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >ffffffff8f24b100: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 07 f9 ^ ffffffff8f24b180: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 05 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 05 ffffffff8f24b200: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 03 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 04 f9 ================================================================== To fix it, add a placeholder named __KSMBD_EVENT_MAX and let KSMBD_EVENT_MAX to be its original value - 1 according to what other netlink families do. Also change two sites that refer the KSMBD_EVENT_MAX to correct value.
The weakness was released 02/29/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26608 since 02/19/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239841 (TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0960)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 5.15.149, 6.1.76, 6.6.15, 6.7.3 or 6.8-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch aaa1f1a2ee80/2c939c74ef0b/9863a53100f4/6993328a4cd6/ebeae8adf89d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239841). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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- 6.1.0
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- 6.6.14
- 6.7.0
- 6.7.1
- 6.7.2
- 6.8-rc1
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 239841
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0960)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.15.149/6.1.76/6.6.15/6.7.3/6.8-rc2
Patch: aaa1f1a2ee80/2c939c74ef0b/9863a53100f4/6993328a4cd6/ebeae8adf89d
Timeline
02/19/2024 🔍02/29/2024 🔍
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06/19/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-26608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-26608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255291
Entry
Created: 02/29/2024 17:27Updated: 06/19/2025 19:59
Changes: 02/29/2024 17:27 (45), 11/08/2024 02:16 (27), 06/19/2025 19:59 (2)
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