In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors

input_action_end_dx4() and input_action_end_dx6() are called NF_HOOK() for
PREROUTING hook, in PREROUTING hook, we should passing a valid indev,
and a NULL outdev to NF_HOOK(), otherwise may trigger a NULL pointer
dereference, as below:

[74830.647293] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000090
[74830.655633] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[74830.657888] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[74830.659500] PGD 0 P4D 0
[74830.660450] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
...
[74830.664953] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
[74830.666569] RIP: 0010:rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter]
...
[74830.689725] Call Trace:
[74830.690402] <IRQ>
[74830.690953] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[74830.692020] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[74830.693095] ? ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables]
[74830.694275] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd
[74830.695205] ? page_fault_oops+0xac/0x140
[74830.696244] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150
[74830.697225] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[74830.698344] ? rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter]
[74830.699540] ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables]
[74830.700758] ? ip6_route_input+0x19d/0x240
[74830.701752] nf_hook_slow+0x3f/0xb0
[74830.702678] input_action_end_dx4+0x19b/0x1e0
[74830.703735] ? input_action_end_t+0xe0/0xe0
[74830.704734] seg6_local_input_core+0x2d/0x60
[74830.705782] lwtunnel_input+0x5b/0xb0
[74830.706690] __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x63/0xa0
[74830.707825] process_backlog+0x99/0x140
[74830.709538] __napi_poll+0x2c/0x160
[74830.710673] net_rx_action+0x296/0x350
[74830.711860] __do_softirq+0xcb/0x2ac
[74830.713049] do_softirq+0x63/0x90

input_action_end_dx4() passing a NULL indev to NF_HOOK(), and finally
trigger a NULL dereference in rpfilter_mt()->rpfilter_is_loopback():

static bool
rpfilter_is_loopback(const struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct net_device *in)
{
// in is NULL
return skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK ||
in->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK;
}
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:18:46.357Z

Reserved: 2024-07-12T12:17:45.593Z

Link: CVE-2024-40957

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Updated: 2024-08-02T04:39:55.923Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-12T13:15:17.823

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:31:56.810

Link: CVE-2024-40957

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-40957 - Bugzilla

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