CVE-2024-39487

bonding: Fix out-of-bounds read in bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set()

Published Jul 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bonding: Fix out-of-bounds read in bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set()

In function bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set(), if newval->string is an
empty string, newval->string+1 will point to the byte after the
string, causing an out-of-bound read.

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in strlen+0x7d/0xa0 lib/string.c:418
Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881119c4781 by task syz-executor665/8107
CPU: 1 PID: 8107 Comm: syz-executor665 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc7 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:364 [inline]
print_report+0xc1/0x5e0 mm/kasan/report.c:475
kasan_report+0xbe/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588
strlen+0x7d/0xa0 lib/string.c:418
__fortify_strlen include/linux/fortify-string.h:210 [inline]
in4_pton+0xa3/0x3f0 net/core/utils.c:130
bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set+0xc2/0x910
drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:1201
__bond_opt_set+0x2a4/0x1030 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:767
__bond_opt_set_notify+0x48/0x150 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:792
bond_opt_tryset_rtnl+0xda/0x160 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:817
bonding_sysfs_store_option+0xa1/0x120 drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c:156
dev_attr_store+0x54/0x80 drivers/base/core.c:2366
sysfs_kf_write+0x114/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x337/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:334
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2020 [inline]
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
vfs_write+0x96a/0xd80 fs/read_write.c:584
ksys_write+0x122/0x250 fs/read_write.c:637
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x40/0x110 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
---[ end trace ]---

Fix it by adding a check of string length before using it.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5731-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5747-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7006-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7019-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7069-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7069-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-6 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-7 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7090-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7095-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7110-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-125
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 12:44 AM
Reserved
Jun 25, 2024, 2:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2024, 10:15 AM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 1:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 9, 2024, 12:00 AM