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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-50212): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 9, 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
lib: alloc_tag_module_unload must wait for pending kfree_rcu calls
Ben Greear reports following splat:
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net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c:1114 module nf_nat func:nf_nat_register_fn has 256 allocated at module unload
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 10421 at lib/alloc_tag.c:168 alloc_tag_module_unload+0x22b/0x3f0
Modules linked in: nf_nat(-) btrfs ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix vfat msdos fat
...
Hardware name: Default string Default string/SKYBAY, BIOS 5.12 08/04/2020
RIP: 0010:alloc_tag_module_unload+0x22b/0x3f0
codetag_unload_module+0x19b/0x2a0
? codetag_load_module+0x80/0x80
nf_nat module exit calls kfree_rcu on those addresses, but the free
operation is likely still pending by the time alloc_tag checks for leaks.
Wait for outstanding kfree_rcu operations to complete before checking
resolves this warning.
Reproducer:
unshare -n iptables-nft -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp
grep nf_nat /proc/allocinfo # will list 4 allocations
rmmod nft_chain_nat
rmmod nf_nat # will WARN.
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