GHSA-CFX8-VQQ2-XR93
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 09:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched: act_ct: take care of padding in struct zones_ht_key
Blamed commit increased lookup key size from 2 bytes to 16 bytes, because zones_ht_key got a struct net pointer.
Make sure rhashtable_lookup() is not using the padding bytes which are not initialized.
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329 rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline] __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline] rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline] tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329 tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408 tcf_action_init_1+0x6cc/0xb30 net/sched/act_api.c:1425 tcf_action_init+0x458/0xf00 net/sched/act_api.c:1488 tcf_action_add net/sched/act_api.c:2061 [inline] tc_ctl_action+0x4be/0x19d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2118 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x12fc/0x1410 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6647 netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 rtnetlink_rcv+0x34/0x40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6665 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1331 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1357 netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1901 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745 _syssendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2597 _sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2651 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2680 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2689 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2687 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x307/0x4a0 net/socket.c:2687 x64_sys_call+0x2dd6/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Local variable key created at: tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x4a/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:324 tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-42272"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-17T09:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsched: act_ct: take care of padding in struct zones_ht_key\n\nBlamed commit increased lookup key size from 2 bytes to 16 bytes,\nbecause zones_ht_key got a struct net pointer.\n\nMake sure rhashtable_lookup() is not using the padding bytes\nwhich are not initialized.\n\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline]\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline]\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline]\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline]\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329\n rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline]\n __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline]\n rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline]\n rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline]\n tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329\n tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408\n tcf_action_init_1+0x6cc/0xb30 net/sched/act_api.c:1425\n tcf_action_init+0x458/0xf00 net/sched/act_api.c:1488\n tcf_action_add net/sched/act_api.c:2061 [inline]\n tc_ctl_action+0x4be/0x19d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2118\n rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x12fc/0x1410 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6647\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550\n rtnetlink_rcv+0x34/0x40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6665\n netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1331 [inline]\n netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1357\n netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1901\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]\n __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745\n ____sys_sendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2597\n ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2651\n __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2680 [inline]\n __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2689 [inline]\n __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2687 [inline]\n __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x307/0x4a0 net/socket.c:2687\n x64_sys_call+0x2dd6/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n\nLocal variable key created at:\n tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x4a/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:324\n tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408",
"id": "GHSA-cfx8-vqq2-xr93",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:32:03Z",
"published": "2024-08-17T09:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42272"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191a54f63225b548fd8346be3611c3219a24738"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b68869dbe14f1157c6a24ac71923db060eeab"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddefcb8f75e312535e2e7d5fef9932019ba60f2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c03ab555eb1ba26c77fd7c25bdf44a0ac23edee"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06daf0ad645d9225a3ff6958dd82e1f3988fa64"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cc186d0973afce0e1237c37f7512c01981fb79"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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