In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, skmsg: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sk_psock_skb_ingress_enqueue
Fix NULL pointer data-races in sk_psock_skb_ingress_enqueue() which syzbot reported [1].
[1] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in sk_psock_drop / sk_psock_skb_ingress_enqueue
write to 0xffff88814b3278b8 of 8 bytes by task 10724 on cpu 1: sk_psock_stop_verdict net/core/skmsg.c:1257 [inline] sk_psock_drop+0x13e/0x1f0 net/core/skmsg.c:843 sk_psock_put include/linux/skmsg.h:459 [inline] sock_map_close+0x1a7/0x260 net/core/sock_map.c:1648 unix_release+0x4b/0x80 net/unix/af_unix.c:1048 __sock_release net/socket.c:659 [inline] sock_close+0x68/0x150 net/socket.c:1421 __fput+0x2c1/0x660 fs/file_table.c:422 __fput_sync+0x44/0x60 fs/file_table.c:507 __do_sys_close fs/open.c:1556 [inline] __se_sys_close+0x101/0x1b0 fs/open.c:1541 __x64_sys_close+0x1f/0x30 fs/open.c:1541 do_syscall_64+0xd3/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6d/0x75
read to 0xffff88814b3278b8 of 8 bytes by task 10713 on cpu 0: sk_psock_data_ready include/linux/skmsg.h:464 [inline] sk_psock_skb_ingress_enqueue+0x32d/0x390 net/core/skmsg.c:555 sk_psock_skb_ingress_self+0x185/0x1e0 net/core/skmsg.c:606 sk_psock_verdict_apply net/core/skmsg.c:1008 [inline] sk_psock_verdict_recv+0x3e4/0x4a0 net/core/skmsg.c:1202 unix_read_skb net/unix/af_unix.c:2546 [inline] unix_stream_read_skb+0x9e/0xf0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2682 sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x77/0x220 net/core/skmsg.c:1223 unix_stream_sendmsg+0x527/0x860 net/unix/af_unix.c:2339 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x140/0x180 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x312/0x410 net/socket.c:2584 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x1e9/0x280 net/socket.c:2667 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2676 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2674 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x46/0x50 net/socket.c:2674 do_syscall_64+0xd3/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6d/0x75
value changed: 0xffffffff83d7feb0 -> 0x0000000000000000
Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 0 PID: 10713 Comm: syz-executor.4 Tainted: G W 6.8.0-syzkaller-08951-gfe46a7dd189e #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/29/2024
Prior to this, commit 4cd12c6065df ("bpf, sockmap: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sk_psock_verdict_data_ready()") fixed one NULL pointer similarly due to no protection of saved_data_ready. Here is another different caller causing the same issue because of the same reason. So we should protect it with sk_callback_lock read lock because the writer side in the sk_psock_drop() uses "write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);".
To avoid errors that could happen in future, I move those two pairs of lock into the sk_psock_data_ready(), which is suggested by John Fastabend.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.223-211.872Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.160-104.158Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools | Jun 12, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.91-99.172Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel | Feb 17, 2025 | May 30, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 8, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Oct 8, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 9, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 8, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 30, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-allwinner | Jun 13, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-202-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1065-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1124-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1135-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1136-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-202-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-202-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1070-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-118-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-118-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1050-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1140-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-118-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1045-iotUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1096-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1070-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-40-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1083-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1055-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1120-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 | Aug 9, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 30, 2024 |
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