CVE-2024-36972

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Update unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb under sk_re...

CVE-2024-36972 is fixed in 44 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36972, released June 10, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0052
44th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Update unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb under sk_receive_queue lock. Billy Jheng Bing-Jhong reported a race between __unix_gc() and queue_oob(). __unix_gc() tries to garbage-collect close()d inflight sockets, and then if the socket has MSG_OOB in unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb, GC will drop the reference and set NULL to it locklessly. However, the peer socket still can send MSG_OOB message and queue_oob() can update unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb concurrently, leading NULL pointer dereference. [0] To fix the issue, let's update unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb under the sk_receive_queue's lock and take it everywhere we touch oob_skb. Note that we defer kfree_skb() in manage_oob() to silence lockdep false-positive (See [1]). [0]: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page PGD 8000000009f5e067 P4D 8000000009f5e067 PUD 9f5d067 PMD 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 50 Comm: kworker/3:1 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc5-00191-gd091e579b864 #110 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events delayed_fput RIP: 0010:skb_dequeue (./include/linux/skbuff.h:2386 ./include/linux/skbuff.h:2402 net/core/skbuff.c:3847) Code: 39 e3 74 3e 8b 43 10 48 89 ef 83 e8 01 89 43 10 49 8b 44 24 08 49 c7 44 24 08 00 00 00 00 49 8b 14 24 49 c7 04 24 00 00 00 00 <48> 89 42 08 48 89 10 e8 e7 c5 42 00 4c 89 e0 5b 5d 41 5c c3 cc cc RSP: 0018:ffffc900001bfd48 EFLAGS: 00000002 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8880088f5ae8 RCX: 00000000361289f9 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000206 RDI: ffff8880088f5b00 RBP: ffff8880088f5b00 R08: 0000000000080000 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff8880056b6a00 R13: ffff8880088f5280 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff8880088f5a80 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88807dd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 0000000006314000 CR4: 00000000007506f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> unix_release_sock (net/unix/af_unix.c:654) unix_release (net/unix/af_unix.c:1050) __sock_release (net/socket.c:660) sock_close (net/socket.c:1423) __fput (fs/file_table.c:423) delayed_fput (fs/file_table.c:444 (discriminator 3)) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3259) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3329 kernel/workqueue.c:3416) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:388) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:257) </TASK> Modules linked in: CR2: 0000000000000008

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-64kb · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-livepatch-6.1.94-99.176 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_0 · sles 15.6 20-150600.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02821-1 Aug 16, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Aug 20, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Aug 20, 2024
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Aug 20, 2024
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-source-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-source-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Aug 20, 2024
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Aug 13, 2024
kernel-syms-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Aug 20, 2024
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Jul 22, 2024
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.94-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36972 Jun 10, 2024
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.9.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36972 Jun 10, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.9.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36972 Jun 10, 2024
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.94-99.176.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-683 Aug 1, 2024

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