CVE-2024-49979
Published: Oct 21, 2024
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: gso: fix tcp fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list Detect tcp gso fraglist skbs with corrupted geometry (see below) and pass these to skb_segment instead of skb_segment_list, as the first can segment them correctly. Valid SKB_GSO_FRAGLIST skbs - consist of two or more segments - the head_skb holds the protocol headers plus first gso_size - one or more frag_list skbs hold exactly one segment - all but the last must be gso_size Optional datapath hooks such as NAT and BPF (bpf_skb_pull_data) can modify these skbs, breaking these invariants. In extreme cases they pull all data into skb linear. For TCP, this causes a NULL ptr deref in __tcpv4_gso_segment_list_csum at tcp_hdr(seg->next). Detect invalid geometry due to pull, by checking head_skb size. Don't just drop, as this may blackhole a destination. Convert to be able to pass to regular skb_segment. Approach and description based on a patch by Willem de Bruijn.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected c2ea8cab368b9f25b5937a7f07ab1a66e90b8064 - < 75733986fcb0725c0033cde94764389e287b331eaffected 1f2b859225eb8d1ec974214ce4a581f8c528ae57 - < e19201b0c67da5146eaac06fd3d44bd7945c3448affected bee88cd5bd83d40b8aec4d6cb729378f707f6197 - < 3fdd8c83e83fa5e82f1b5585245c51e0355c9f46affected bee88cd5bd83d40b8aec4d6cb729378f707f6197 - < 2d4a83a44428de45bfe9dccb0192a3711d1097e0affected bee88cd5bd83d40b8aec4d6cb729378f707f6197 - < 17bd3bd82f9f79f3feba15476c2b2c95a9b11ff8 |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.10unaffected 0 - < 6.10unaffected 6.10.14 - <= 6.10.*unaffected 6.11.3 - <= 6.11.*unaffected 6.12 - <= * |
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