CVE-2024-26640: tcp: add sanity checks to rx zerocopy

Published Mar 18, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: add sanity checks to rx zerocopy

TCP rx zerocopy intent is to map pages initially allocated from NIC drivers, not pages owned by a fs.

This patch adds to canmapfrag() these additional checks:

- Page must not be a compound one. - page->mapping must be NULL.

This fixes the panic reported by ZhangPeng.

syzbot was able to loopback packets built with sendfile(), mapping pages owned by an ext4 file to TCP rx zerocopy.

r3 = socket$inettcp(0x2, 0x1, 0x0) mmap(&(0x7f0000ff9000/0x4000)=nil, 0x4000, 0x0, 0x12, r3, 0x0) r4 = socket$inettcp(0x2, 0x1, 0x0) bind$inet(r4, &(0x7f0000000000)={0x2, 0x4e24, @multicast1}, 0x10) connect$inet(r4, &(0x7f00000006c0)={0x2, 0x4e24, @empty}, 0x10) r5 = openat$dir(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f00000000c0)='./file0\x00', 0x181e42, 0x0) fallocate(r5, 0x0, 0x0, 0x85b8) sendfile(r4, r5, 0x0, 0x8ba0) getsockopt$inettcpTCPZEROCOPYRECEIVE(r4, 0x6, 0x23, &(0x7f00000001c0)={&(0x7f0000ffb000/0x3000)=nil, 0x3000, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, &(0x7f0000000440)=0x40) r6 = openat$dir(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f00000000c0)='./file0\x00', 0x181e42, 0x0)

Other sources

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: add sanity checks to rx zerocopy

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-26640 to this issue.

Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/20240318102117.2839904-11-lee@kernel.org/T

Red Hat

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<5.10.210
5.10.210
redhat/kernel<5.15.149
5.15.149
redhat/kernel<6.1.77
6.1.77
redhat/kernel<6.6.16
6.6.16
redhat/kernel<6.7.4
6.7.4
redhat/kernel<6.8
6.8
Linux Linux kernel>=4.18<5.10.210
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.149
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.77
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.16
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.7.4
Linux Linux kernel=6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.8-rc2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
IBM Security Verify Governance<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Software Stack<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Virtual Appliance<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager Container<=ISVG 10.0.2
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1

Event History

Mar 18, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:19 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:19 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:33 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·08:29 PM
Description
May 7, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:13 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-26640?

CVE-2024-26640 has a moderate severity rating due to its impact on the Linux kernel TCP zerocopy implementation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-26640?

To address CVE-2024-26640, update the Linux kernel to versions 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.77, 6.6.16, 6.7.4, or 6.8.

3

What does CVE-2024-26640 affect?

CVE-2024-26640 primarily affects the Linux kernel implementations related to TCP zerocopy.

4

What are the affected Linux kernel versions in CVE-2024-26640?

The affected Linux kernel versions for CVE-2024-26640 include those prior to 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.77, 6.6.16, 6.7.4, and 6.8.

5

When was CVE-2024-26640 published?

CVE-2024-26640 was published on March 7, 2024.

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