CVE-2024-44999

gtp: pull network headers in gtp_dev_xmit()

Published Sep 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gtp: pull network headers in gtp_dev_xmit()

syzbot/KMSAN reported use of uninit-value in get_dev_xmit() [1]

We must make sure the IPv4 or Ipv6 header is pulled in skb->head
before accessing fields in them.

Use pskb_inet_may_pull() to fix this issue.

[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ipv6_pdp_find drivers/net/gtp.c:220 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in gtp_build_skb_ip6 drivers/net/gtp.c:1229 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in gtp_dev_xmit+0x1424/0x2540 drivers/net/gtp.c:1281
ipv6_pdp_find drivers/net/gtp.c:220 [inline]
gtp_build_skb_ip6 drivers/net/gtp.c:1229 [inline]
gtp_dev_xmit+0x1424/0x2540 drivers/net/gtp.c:1281
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4913 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4922 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3596
__dev_queue_xmit+0x358c/0x5610 net/core/dev.c:4423
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3105 [inline]
packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6c0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3145 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x90e3/0xa3a0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3177
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745
__sys_sendto+0x685/0x830 net/socket.c:2204
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2216 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2212 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2212
x64_sys_call+0x3799/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45
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

Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3994 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4037 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x6bf/0xb80 mm/slub.c:4080
kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:583
__alloc_skb+0x363/0x7b0 net/core/skbuff.c:674
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1320 [inline]
alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbf0 net/core/skbuff.c:6526
sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa81/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2815
packet_alloc_skb net/packet/af_packet.c:2994 [inline]
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3088 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x749c/0xa3a0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3177
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745
__sys_sendto+0x685/0x830 net/socket.c:2204
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2216 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2212 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2212
x64_sys_call+0x3799/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45
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

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7115 Comm: syz.1.515 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc1-syzkaller-00043-g94ede2a3e913 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/27/2024

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3912-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5782-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7119-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7123-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7144-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7155-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7196-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00045}

epss

{'score': 0.00046}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

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'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gtp: pull network headers in gtp_dev_xmit() syzbot/KMSAN reported use of uninit-value in get_dev_xmit() [1] We must make sure the IPv4 or Ipv6 header is pulled in skb->head before accessing fields in them. Use pskb_inet_may_pull() to fix this issue. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ipv6_pdp_find drivers/net/gtp.c:220 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in gtp_build_skb_ip6 drivers/net/gtp.c:1229 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in gtp_dev_xmit+0x1424/0x2540 drivers/net/gtp.c:1281 ipv6_pdp_find drivers/net/gtp.c:220 [inline] gtp_build_skb_ip6 drivers/net/gtp.c:1229 [inline] gtp_dev_xmit+0x1424/0x2540 drivers/net/gtp.c:1281 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4913 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4922 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3580 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3596 __dev_queue_xmit+0x358c/0x5610 net/core/dev.c:4423 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3105 [inline] packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6c0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276 packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3145 [inline] packet_sendmsg+0x90e3/0xa3a0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3177 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745 __sys_sendto+0x685/0x830 net/socket.c:2204 __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2216 [inline] __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2212 [inline] __x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2212 x64_sys_call+0x3799/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45 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 Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3994 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4037 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x6bf/0xb80 mm/slub.c:4080 kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:583 __alloc_skb+0x363/0x7b0 net/core/skbuff.c:674 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1320 [inline] alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbf0 net/core/skbuff.c:6526 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa81/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2815 packet_alloc_skb net/packet/af_packet.c:2994 [inline] packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3088 [inline] packet_sendmsg+0x749c/0xa3a0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3177 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745 __sys_sendto+0x685/0x830 net/socket.c:2204 __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2216 [inline] __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2212 [inline] __x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2212 x64_sys_call+0x3799/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45 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 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7115 Comm: syz.1.515 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc1-syzkaller-00043-g94ede2a3e913 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/27/2024
Title gtp: pull network headers in gtp_dev_xmit()
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 8:33 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2024, 5:34 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 4, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 4, 2024, 12:00 AM