gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_genl_dump_pdp()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416, CWE-476 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_genl_dump_pdp() The gtp_net_ops pernet operations structure for the subsystem must be registered before registering the generic netlink family. Syzkaller hit 'general protection fault in gtp_genl_dump_pdp' bug: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000002: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017] CPU: 1 PID: 5826 Comm: gtp Not tainted 6.8.0-rc3-std-def-alt1 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.0-alt1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:gtp_genl_dump_pdp+0x1be/0x800 [gtp] Code: c6 89 c6 e8 64 e9 86 df 58 45 85 f6 0f 85 4e 04 00 00 e8 c5 ee 86 df 48 8b 54 24 18 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 de 05 00 00 48 8b 44 24 18 4c 8b 30 4c 39 f0 74 RSP: 0018:ffff888014107220 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff88800fcda588 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f1be4eb05c0(0000) GS:ffff88806ce80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f1be4e766cf CR3: 000000000c33e000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x90/0xa0 ? die_addr+0x50/0xd0 ? exc_general_protection+0x148/0x220 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30 ? gtp_genl_dump_pdp+0x1be/0x800 [gtp] ? __alloc_skb+0x1dd/0x350 ? __pfx___alloc_skb+0x10/0x10 genl_dumpit+0x11d/0x230 netlink_dump+0x5b9/0xce0 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x253/0x430 ? __pfx_netlink_dump+0x10/0x10 ? kasan_save_track+0x10/0x40 ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x9b/0xa0 ? genl_start+0x675/0x970 __netlink_dump_start+0x6fc/0x9f0 genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x1bb/0x2d0 ? __pfx_genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x10/0x10 ? genl_op_from_small+0x2a/0x440 ? cap_capable+0x1d0/0x240 ? __pfx_genl_start+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_genl_dumpit+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_genl_done+0x10/0x10 ? security_capable+0x9d/0xe0
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 | 4.7 and later | 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.7 and later Fixed in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 to before 4.19.308; 4.20 to before 5.4.270; 5.5 to before 5.10.211; 5.11 to before 5.15.150; 5.16 to before 6.1.80; 6.2 to before 6.6.19; 6.7 to before 6.7.7 | 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:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 to before 4.19.308; 4.20 to before 5.4.270; 5.5 to before 5.10.211; 5.11 to before 5.15.150; 5.16 to before 6.1.80; 6.2 to before 6.6.19; 6.7 to before 6.7.7 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:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98m4-jppc-qq3m
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ecdfa679189d26aedfe24212d4e69e42c2c861
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cbd1791900b5d96466eede8e9439a5b9ca4de7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e534fd15e5c2ca15821c897352cf0e8a3e30dca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a576308800be28f2eaa099e7caad093b97d66e77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3963f16cc7643b461271989b712329520374ad2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6b8b02a3314e62571a540efa96560888c5f03e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5013bd54d283eda5262c9ae3bcc966d01daf8576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136cfaca22567a03bbb3bf53a43d8cb5748b80ec
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Sources
- CVE-2024-26754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98m4-jppc-qq3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-26754 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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