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CVE-2024-26638
published 2024-03-18

CVE-2024-26638: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: always initialize struct msghdr completely syzbot complains that msg->msg_get_inq…

PriorityP415medium4.4CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: always initialize struct msghdr completely syzbot complains that msg->msg_get_inq value can be uninitialized [1] struct msghdr got many new fields recently, we should always make sure their values is zero by default. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571 tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571 inet_recvmsg+0x131/0x580 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:879 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1044 [inline] sock_recvmsg+0x12b/0x1e0 net/socket.c:1066 __sock_xmit+0x236/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:538 nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline] recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x104e/0x1e70 kernel/workqueue.c:2700 worker_thread+0xf45/0x1490 kernel/workqueue.c:2781 kthread+0x3ed/0x540 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x66/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242 Local variable msg created at: __sock_xmit+0x4c/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:513 nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline] recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863 CPU: 1 PID: 7465 Comm: kworker/u5:1 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc7-syzkaller-00041-gf016f7547aee #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023 Workqueue: nbd5-recv recv_work

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.76-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.76-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= f94fd25cb0aaf77fd7453f31c5d394a1a68ecf60 < d9c54763e5cdbbd3f81868597fe8aca3c96e6387d9c54763e5cdbbd3f81868597fe8aca3c96e6387
linuxlinux>= f94fd25cb0aaf77fd7453f31c5d394a1a68ecf60 < 1960f2b534da1e6c65fb96f9e98bda773495f4061960f2b534da1e6c65fb96f9e98bda773495f406
linuxlinux>= f94fd25cb0aaf77fd7453f31c5d394a1a68ecf60 < b0028f333420a65a53a63978522db680b37379ddb0028f333420a65a53a63978522db680b37379dd
linuxlinux>= f94fd25cb0aaf77fd7453f31c5d394a1a68ecf60 < 78fbb92af27d0982634116c7a31065f24d09282678fbb92af27d0982634116c7a31065f24d092826
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.76-16.1.76-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.6.15-16.6.15-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.6.15-16.6.15-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.19 < 6.1.766.1.76
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.156.6.15
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.7.36.7.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.4MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.4MEDIUM
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