netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu()
syzbot reported that nf_reinject() could be called without rcu_read_lock() :
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0 Not tainted
net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:263 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
other info that might help us debug this:
rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
2 locks held by syz-executor.4/13427:
#0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:329 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2190 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa86/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471
#1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:356 [inline]
#1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:405 [inline]
#1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: instance_destroy_rcu+0x30/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 13427 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114
lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x221/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6712
nf_reinject net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:323 [inline]
nfqnl_reinject+0x6ec/0x1120 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:397
nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:410 [inline]
instance_destroy_rcu+0x1ae/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172
rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2196 [inline]
rcu_core+0xafd/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471
handle_softirqs+0x2d6/0x990 kernel/softirq.c:554
__do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:588 [inline]
invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:428 [inline]
__irq_exit_rcu+0xf4/0x1c0 kernel/softirq.c:637
irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:649
instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043 [inline]
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043
</IRQ>
<TASK>
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-3840-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5730-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6951-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6951-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6951-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6951-4 | Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6953-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6979-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7004-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7008-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7009-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7009-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7019-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-04T17:21:08.764Z
Reserved: 2024-06-21T10:13:16.315Z
Link: CVE-2024-36286
Updated: 2025-11-04T17:21:08.764Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-06-21T11:15:10.277
Modified: 2025-11-04T18:16:24.830
Link: CVE-2024-36286
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN