net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 18 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6 OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE has 3 main attributes: - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY - Packet metadata in a netlink format. - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_PACKET - Binary packet content. - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_ACTIONS - Actions to execute on the packet. OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY is parsed first to populate sw_flow_key structure with the metadata like conntrack state, input port, recirculation id, etc. Then the packet itself gets parsed to populate the rest of the keys from the packet headers. Whenever the packet parsing code starts parsing the ICMPv6 header, it first zeroes out fields in the key corresponding to Neighbor Discovery information even if it is not an ND packet. It is an 'ipv6.nd' field. However, the 'ipv6' is a union that shares the space between 'nd' and 'ct_orig' that holds the original tuple conntrack metadata parsed from the OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY. ND packets should not normally have conntrack state, so it's fine to share the space, but normal ICMPv6 Echo packets or maybe other types of ICMPv6 can have the state attached and it should not be overwritten. The issue results in all but the last 4 bytes of the destination address being wiped from the original conntrack tuple leading to incorrect packet matching and potentially executing wrong actions in case this packet recirculates within the datapath or goes back to userspace. ND fields should not be accessed in non-ND packets, so not clearing them should be fine. Executing memset() only for actual ND packets to avoid the issue. Initializing the whole thing before parsing is needed because ND packet may not contain all the options. The issue only affects the OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE path and doesn't affect packets entering OVS datapath from network interfaces, because in this case CT metadata is populated from skb after the packet is already parsed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.11 and later | 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.11 and later Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.11 to before 4.19.316; 4.20 to before 5.4.278; 5.5 to before 5.10.219; 5.11 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.8.12; 6.9 to before 6.9.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 to before 4.19.316; 4.20 to before 5.4.278; 5.5 to before 5.10.219; 5.11 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.8.12; 6.9 to before 6.9.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8107 Released 2024-10-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8 +19
- RHSA-2024:7489 Released 2024-10-02 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.86.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2 +29
- RHSA-2024:7490 Released 2024-10-02 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.86.1.rt14.371.el9_2 +11
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:7000 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:7001 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10 +7
- RHSA-2024:5363 Released 2024-08-15 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 +9
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHOAI-2.13-RHEL-8 | Fixed | — |
| RHOAI-2.14-RHEL-8 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8107 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7489 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5363 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7489 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7000 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5363 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8107 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7489 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7000 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5363 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7001 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5363 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7001 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5363 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7490 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5cj-xc9v-xg6m
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHOAI-2.13-RHEL-8, RHOAI-2.14-RHEL-8 · Red Hat
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a51ac92bf35d34b4996d6eb67e2fe469f573b11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b532f59437f688563e9c58bdc1436fefa46e3b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ab6aecbede080b44b8e34720ab72050bf1e6982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/483eb70f441e2df66ade78aa7217e6e4caadfef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec8b0ccadb908d92f7ee211a4eff05fd932f3f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78741b4caae1e880368cb2f5110635f3ce45ecfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/431e9215576d7b728f3f53a704d237a520092120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73fb8bddf89503c9fae7c42e50d44c89909aad6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c988176b6c16c516474f6fceebe0f055af5eb56
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v5cj-xc9v-xg6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38558 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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