llc: call sock_orphan() at release time
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: llc: call sock_orphan() at release time syzbot reported an interesting trace [1] caused by a stale sk->sk_wq pointer in a closed llc socket. In commit ff7b11aa481f ("net: socket: set sock->sk to NULL after calling proto_ops::release()") Eric Biggers hinted that some protocols are missing a sock_orphan(), we need to perform a full audit. In net-next, I plan to clear sock->sk from sock_orphan() and amend Eric patch to add a warning. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in list_empty include/linux/list.h:373 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in waitqueue_active include/linux/wait.h:127 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sock_def_write_space_wfree net/core/sock.c:3384 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sock_wfree+0x9a8/0x9d0 net/core/sock.c:2468 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88802f4fc880 by task ksoftirqd/1/27 CPU: 1 PID: 27 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc1-syzkaller-00049-g6098d87eaf31 #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x1b0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc4/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xda/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 list_empty include/linux/list.h:373 [inline] waitqueue_active include/linux/wait.h:127 [inline] sock_def_write_space_wfree net/core/sock.c:3384 [inline] sock_wfree+0x9a8/0x9d0 net/core/sock.c:2468 skb_release_head_state+0xa3/0x2b0 net/core/skbuff.c:1080 skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:1092 [inline] napi_consume_skb+0x119/0x2b0 net/core/skbuff.c:1404 e1000_unmap_and_free_tx_resource+0x144/0x200 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:1970 e1000_clean_tx_irq drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:3860 [inline] e1000_clean+0x4a1/0x26e0 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:3801 __napi_poll.constprop.0+0xb4/0x540 net/core/dev.c:6576 napi_poll net/core/dev.c:6645 [inline] net_rx_action+0x956/0xe90 net/core/dev.c:6778 __do_softirq+0x21a/0x8de kernel/softirq.c:553 run_ksoftirqd kernel/softirq.c:921 [inline] run_ksoftirqd+0x31/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:913 smpboot_thread_fn+0x660/0xa10 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x2c6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242 </TASK> Allocated by task 5167: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:47 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:314 [inline] __kasan_slab_alloc+0x81/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:340 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:201 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3813 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3860 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0x142/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:3879 alloc_inode_sb include/linux/fs.h:3019 [inline] sock_alloc_inode+0x25/0x1c0 net/socket.c:308 alloc_inode+0x5d/0x220 fs/inode.c:260 new_inode_pseudo+0x16/0x80 fs/inode.c:1005 sock_alloc+0x40/0x270 net/socket.c:634 __sock_create+0xbc/0x800 net/socket.c:1535 sock_create net/socket.c:1622 [inline] __sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1659 [inline] __sys_socket+0x14c/0x260 net/socket.c:1706 __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1720 [inline] __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1718 [inline] __x64_sys_socket+0x72/0xb0 net/socket.c:1718 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xd3/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b Freed by task 0: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:47 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:640 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:241 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x121/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:257 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2121 [inlin ---truncated---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.35 and later | 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.77, 6.6.16, 6.7.4, 6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.35 and later Fixed in 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.77, 6.6.16, 6.7.4, 6.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.35 to before 4.19.307; 4.20 to before 5.4.269; 5.5 to before 5.10.210; 5.11 to before 5.15.149; 5.16 to before 6.1.77; 6.2 to before 6.6.16; 6.7 to before 6.7.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.35 to before 4.19.307; 4.20 to before 5.4.269; 5.5 to before 5.10.210; 5.11 to before 5.15.149; 5.16 to before 6.1.77; 6.2 to before 6.6.16; 6.7 to before 6.7.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.77, 6.6.16, 6.7.4, 6.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rrq-f95g-4wmq
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b950c712a9a05cdda4aea7fcb2848766576c11b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64babb17e8150771c58575d8f93a35c5296b499f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b5b1f12429df3cd9751ab8b2f53729b77733b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbc1b89981f9c5360277071d33d7f04a43ffda4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c333d9891f34cea8af1b229dc754552304c8eee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3151051b787f7cd7e3329ea0016eb9113c248812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e51f084b5716653f19e291ed5f026791d4b3ed4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa2b2eb3934859904c287bf5434647ba72e14c1c
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Sources
- CVE-2024-26625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rrq-f95g-4wmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-26625 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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