Linux Kernel up to 6.1.80/6.6.20/6.7.8 lib/nlattr.c nla_validate_range_unsigned buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.80/6.6.20/6.7.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function nla_validate_range_unsigned in the library lib/nlattr.c. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-26849. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.80/6.6.20/6.7.8. This affects the function nla_validate_range_unsigned in the library lib/nlattr.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlink: add nla be16/32 types to minlen array BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in nla_validate_range_unsigned lib/nlattr.c:222 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in nla_validate_int_range lib/nlattr.c:336 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in validate_nla lib/nlattr.c:575 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __nla_validate_parse+0x2e20/0x45c0 lib/nlattr.c:631 nla_validate_range_unsigned lib/nlattr.c:222 [inline] nla_validate_int_range lib/nlattr.c:336 [inline] validate_nla lib/nlattr.c:575 [inline] ... The message in question matches this policy: [NFTA_TARGET_REV] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255), but because NLA_BE32 size in minlen array is 0, the validation code will read past the malformed (too small) attribute. Note: Other attributes, e.g. BITFIELD32, SINT, UINT.. are also missing: those likely should be added too.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26849 since 02/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2025).

Upgrading to version 6.1.81, 6.6.21, 6.7.9 or 6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0ac219c4c3ab/a2ab02815184/7a9d14c63b35/9a0d18853c28 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
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• 6.6.0
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• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.6
• 6.7.7
• 6.7.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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