CVE-2024-35970
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35970
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-35970.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-35970
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-05-20T09:41:58Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T21:46:35.865452Z
- Severity
-
- 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- af_unix: Clear stale u->oob_skb.
- Details
-
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
afunix: Clear stale u->oobskb.
syzkaller started to report deadlock of unixgclock after commit 4090fa373f0e ("afunix: Replace garbage collection algorithm."), but it just uncovers the bug that has been there since commit 314001f0bf92 ("afunix: Add OOB support").
The repro basically does the following.
from socket import * from array import array
c1, c2 = socketpair(AFUNIX, SOCKSTREAM) c1.sendmsg([b'a'], [(SOLSOCKET, SCMRIGHTS, array("i", [c2.fileno()]))], MSG_OOB) c2.recv(1) # blocked as no normal data in recv queue
c2.close() # done async and unblock recv() c1.close() # done async and trigger GC
A socket sends its file descriptor to itself as OOB data and tries to receive normal data, but finally recv() fails due to async close().
The problem here is wrong handling of OOB skb in manageoob(). When recvmsg() is called without MSGOOB, manageoob() is called to check if the peeked skb is OOB skb. In such a case, manageoob() pops it out of the receive queue but does not clear unixsock(sk)->oobskb. This is wrong in terms of uAPI.
Let's say we send "hello" with MSGOOB, and "world" without MSGOOB. The 'o' is handled as OOB data. When recv() is called twice without MSG_OOB, the OOB data should be lost.
from socket import * c1, c2 = socketpair(AFUNIX, SOCKSTREAM, 0) c1.send(b'hello', MSGOOB) # 'o' is OOB data 5 c1.send(b'world') 5 c2.recv(5) # OOB data is not received b'hell' c2.recv(5) # OOB date is skipped b'world' c2.recv(5, MSGOOB) # This should return an error b'o'
In the same situation, TCP actually returns -EINVAL for the last recv().
Also, if we do not clear unixsk(sk)->oobskb, unix_poll() always set EPOLLPRI even though the data has passed through by previous recv().
To avoid these issues, we must clear unixsk(sk)->oobskb when dequeuing it from recv queue.
The reason why the old GC did not trigger the deadlock is because the old GC relied on the receive queue to detect the loop.
When it is triggered, the socket with OOB data is marked as GC candidate because file refcount == inflight count (1). However, after traversing all inflight sockets, the socket still has a positive inflight count (1), thus the socket is excluded from candidates. Then, the old GC lose the chance to garbage-collect the socket.
With the old GC, the repro continues to create true garbage that will never be freed nor detected by kmemleak as it's linked to the global inflight list. That's why we couldn't even notice the issue.
- References
-
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601a89ea24d05089debfa2dc896ea9f5937ac7a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/698a95ade1a00e6494482046902b986dfffd1caf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a352b7eba1142a95441380058985ff19f25ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b46f4eaa4f0ec38909fb0072eea3aeddb32f954e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bc99d04c689b5652665394ae8d3e02fb754153
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3Fixedb4bc99d04c689b5652665394ae8d3e02fb754153
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3Fixed84a352b7eba1142a95441380058985ff19f25ec9
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3Fixed601a89ea24d05089debfa2dc896ea9f5937ac7a6
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3Fixed698a95ade1a00e6494482046902b986dfffd1caf
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3Fixedb46f4eaa4f0ec38909fb0072eea3aeddb32f954e
Affected versions
v5.*
v6.*
Database specific
vanir_signatures
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