GHSA-MFC2-Q3P4-2QJV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-21 21:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 15:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: accept TCA_STAB only for root qdisc
Most qdiscs maintain their backlog using qdisc_pkt_len(skb) on the assumption it is invariant between the enqueue() and dequeue() handlers.
Unfortunately syzbot can crash a host rather easily using a TBF + SFQ combination, with an STAB on SFQ [1]
We can't support TCA_STAB on arbitrary level, this would require to maintain per-qdisc storage.
[1] [ 88.796496] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 88.798611] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 88.799014] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 88.799506] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 88.799829] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 88.800569] CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 2053 Comm: b371744477 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc1-virtme #1117 [ 88.801107] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 88.801779] RIP: 0010:sfq_dequeue (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:272 net/sched/sch_sfq.c:499) sch_sfq [ 88.802544] Code: 0f b7 50 12 48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 00 48 89 d6 48 29 d0 48 8b 91 c0 01 00 00 48 c1 e0 03 48 01 c2 66 83 7a 1a 00 7e c0 48 8b 3a <4c> 8b 07 4c 89 02 49 89 50 08 48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 00 48 c7 07 00 All code ======== 0: 0f b7 50 12 movzwl 0x12(%rax),%edx 4: 48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 lea 0x0(,%rdx,8),%rax b: 00 c: 48 89 d6 mov %rdx,%rsi f: 48 29 d0 sub %rdx,%rax 12: 48 8b 91 c0 01 00 00 mov 0x1c0(%rcx),%rdx 19: 48 c1 e0 03 shl $0x3,%rax 1d: 48 01 c2 add %rax,%rdx 20: 66 83 7a 1a 00 cmpw $0x0,0x1a(%rdx) 25: 7e c0 jle 0xffffffffffffffe7 27: 48 8b 3a mov (%rdx),%rdi 2a:* 4c 8b 07 mov (%rdi),%r8 <-- trapping instruction 2d: 4c 89 02 mov %r8,(%rdx) 30: 49 89 50 08 mov %rdx,0x8(%r8) 34: 48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 movq $0x0,0x8(%rdi) 3b: 00 3c: 48 rex.W 3d: c7 .byte 0xc7 3e: 07 (bad) ...
Code starting with the faulting instruction
0: 4c 8b 07 mov (%rdi),%r8 3: 4c 89 02 mov %r8,(%rdx) 6: 49 89 50 08 mov %rdx,0x8(%r8) a: 48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 movq $0x0,0x8(%rdi) 11: 00 12: 48 rex.W 13: c7 .byte 0xc7 14: 07 (bad) ... [ 88.803721] RSP: 0018:ffff9a1f892b7d58 EFLAGS: 00000206 [ 88.804032] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9a1f8420c800 RCX: ffff9a1f8420c800 [ 88.804560] RDX: ffff9a1f81bc1440 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 88.805056] RBP: ffffffffc04bb0e0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00000000ff7f9a1f [ 88.805473] R10: 000000000001001b R11: 0000000000009a1f R12: 0000000000000140 [ 88.806194] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff9a1f886df400 R15: ffff9a1f886df4ac [ 88.806734] FS: 00007f445601a740(0000) GS:ffff9a2e7fd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 88.807225] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 88.807672] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000050cc46000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 [ 88.808165] Call Trace: [ 88.808459] [ 88.808710] ? __die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434) [ 88.809261] ? page_fault_oops (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:715) [ 88.809561] ? exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:26 ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:87 ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:147 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1489 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1539) [ 88.809806] ? asm_exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:623) [ 88.810074] ? sfq_dequeue (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:272 net/sched/sch_sfq.c:499) sch_sfq [ 88.810411] sfq_reset (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:525) sch_sfq [ 88.810671] qdisc_reset (./include/linux/skbuff.h:2135 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:2441 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3304 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3310 net/sched/sch_g ---truncated---
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-50039"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-476"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-21T20:15:16Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: accept TCA_STAB only for root qdisc\n\nMost qdiscs maintain their backlog using qdisc_pkt_len(skb)\non the assumption it is invariant between the enqueue()\nand dequeue() handlers.\n\nUnfortunately syzbot can crash a host rather easily using\na TBF + SFQ combination, with an STAB on SFQ [1]\n\nWe can\u0027t support TCA_STAB on arbitrary level, this would\nrequire to maintain per-qdisc storage.\n\n[1]\n[ 88.796496] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n[ 88.798611] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n[ 88.799014] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n[ 88.799506] PGD 0 P4D 0\n[ 88.799829] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\n[ 88.800569] CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 2053 Comm: b371744477 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc1-virtme #1117\n[ 88.801107] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014\n[ 88.801779] RIP: 0010:sfq_dequeue (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:272 net/sched/sch_sfq.c:499) sch_sfq\n[ 88.802544] Code: 0f b7 50 12 48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 00 48 89 d6 48 29 d0 48 8b 91 c0 01 00 00 48 c1 e0 03 48 01 c2 66 83 7a 1a 00 7e c0 48 8b 3a \u003c4c\u003e 8b 07 4c 89 02 49 89 50 08 48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 00 48 c7 07 00\nAll code\n========\n 0:\t0f b7 50 12 \tmovzwl 0x12(%rax),%edx\n 4:\t48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 \tlea 0x0(,%rdx,8),%rax\n b:\t00\n c:\t48 89 d6 \tmov %rdx,%rsi\n f:\t48 29 d0 \tsub %rdx,%rax\n 12:\t48 8b 91 c0 01 00 00 \tmov 0x1c0(%rcx),%rdx\n 19:\t48 c1 e0 03 \tshl $0x3,%rax\n 1d:\t48 01 c2 \tadd %rax,%rdx\n 20:\t66 83 7a 1a 00 \tcmpw $0x0,0x1a(%rdx)\n 25:\t7e c0 \tjle 0xffffffffffffffe7\n 27:\t48 8b 3a \tmov (%rdx),%rdi\n 2a:*\t4c 8b 07 \tmov (%rdi),%r8\t\t\u003c-- trapping instruction\n 2d:\t4c 89 02 \tmov %r8,(%rdx)\n 30:\t49 89 50 08 \tmov %rdx,0x8(%r8)\n 34:\t48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 \tmovq $0x0,0x8(%rdi)\n 3b:\t00\n 3c:\t48 \trex.W\n 3d:\tc7 \t.byte 0xc7\n 3e:\t07 \t(bad)\n\t...\n\nCode starting with the faulting instruction\n===========================================\n 0:\t4c 8b 07 \tmov (%rdi),%r8\n 3:\t4c 89 02 \tmov %r8,(%rdx)\n 6:\t49 89 50 08 \tmov %rdx,0x8(%r8)\n a:\t48 c7 47 08 00 00 00 \tmovq $0x0,0x8(%rdi)\n 11:\t00\n 12:\t48 \trex.W\n 13:\tc7 \t.byte 0xc7\n 14:\t07 \t(bad)\n\t...\n[ 88.803721] RSP: 0018:ffff9a1f892b7d58 EFLAGS: 00000206\n[ 88.804032] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9a1f8420c800 RCX: ffff9a1f8420c800\n[ 88.804560] RDX: ffff9a1f81bc1440 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000\n[ 88.805056] RBP: ffffffffc04bb0e0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00000000ff7f9a1f\n[ 88.805473] R10: 000000000001001b R11: 0000000000009a1f R12: 0000000000000140\n[ 88.806194] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff9a1f886df400 R15: ffff9a1f886df4ac\n[ 88.806734] FS: 00007f445601a740(0000) GS:ffff9a2e7fd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n[ 88.807225] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n[ 88.807672] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000050cc46000 CR4: 00000000000006f0\n[ 88.808165] Call Trace:\n[ 88.808459] \u003cTASK\u003e\n[ 88.808710] ? __die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434)\n[ 88.809261] ? page_fault_oops (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:715)\n[ 88.809561] ? exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:26 ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:87 ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:147 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1489 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1539)\n[ 88.809806] ? asm_exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:623)\n[ 88.810074] ? sfq_dequeue (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:272 net/sched/sch_sfq.c:499) sch_sfq\n[ 88.810411] sfq_reset (net/sched/sch_sfq.c:525) sch_sfq\n[ 88.810671] qdisc_reset (./include/linux/skbuff.h:2135 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:2441 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3304 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3310 net/sched/sch_g\n---truncated---",
"id": "GHSA-mfc2-q3p4-2qjv",
"modified": "2026-05-12T15:30:39Z",
"published": "2024-10-21T21:30:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50039"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edf039ee01788ffc25625fe58a903ae2efa213e"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2acbb9539bc2284e30d2aeb789c3d96287014264"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb7cf1540ddff5473d6baeb530228d19bc97b8a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dc6ee96473cc2962c6db4297d4631f261be150f"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76feedc74b90270390fbfdf74a2e944e96872363"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb6503592d39065316f45d267c5527b4e7cd995"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adbc3eef43fc94c7c8436da832691ae02333a972"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html"
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"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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