Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

geneve: make sure to pull inner header in geneve_rx()

syzbot triggered a bug in geneve_rx() [1]

Issue is similar to the one I fixed in commit 8d975c15c0cd
("ip6_tunnel: make sure to pull inner header in __ip6_tnl_rcv()")

We have to save skb->network_header in a temporary variable
in order to be able to recompute the network_header pointer
after a pskb_inet_may_pull() call.

pskb_inet_may_pull() makes sure the needed headers are in skb->head.

[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in IP_ECN_decapsulate include/net/inet_ecn.h:302 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in geneve_rx drivers/net/geneve.c:279 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in geneve_udp_encap_recv+0x36f9/0x3c10 drivers/net/geneve.c:391
IP_ECN_decapsulate include/net/inet_ecn.h:302 [inline]
geneve_rx drivers/net/geneve.c:279 [inline]
geneve_udp_encap_recv+0x36f9/0x3c10 drivers/net/geneve.c:391
udp_queue_rcv_one_skb+0x1d39/0x1f20 net/ipv4/udp.c:2108
udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x6ae/0x6e0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2186
udp_unicast_rcv_skb+0x184/0x4b0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2346
__udp4_lib_rcv+0x1c6b/0x3010 net/ipv4/udp.c:2422
udp_rcv+0x7d/0xa0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2604
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x264/0x1300 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:205
ip_local_deliver_finish+0x2b8/0x440 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:233
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:314 [inline]
ip_local_deliver+0x21f/0x490 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:254
dst_input include/net/dst.h:461 [inline]
ip_rcv_finish net/ipv4/ip_input.c:449 [inline]
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:314 [inline]
ip_rcv+0x46f/0x760 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:569
__netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5534 [inline]
__netif_receive_skb+0x1a6/0x5a0 net/core/dev.c:5648
process_backlog+0x480/0x8b0 net/core/dev.c:5976
__napi_poll+0xe3/0x980 net/core/dev.c:6576
napi_poll net/core/dev.c:6645 [inline]
net_rx_action+0x8b8/0x1870 net/core/dev.c:6778
__do_softirq+0x1b7/0x7c5 kernel/softirq.c:553
do_softirq+0x9a/0xf0 kernel/softirq.c:454
__local_bh_enable_ip+0x9b/0xa0 kernel/softirq.c:381
local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:820 [inline]
__dev_queue_xmit+0x2768/0x51c0 net/core/dev.c:4378
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3171 [inline]
packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6b0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3081 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x8aef/0x9f10 net/packet/af_packet.c:3113
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:745 [inline]
__sys_sendto+0x735/0xa10 net/socket.c:2191
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2203 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2199 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2199
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3819 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3860 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x5cb/0xbc0 mm/slub.c:3903
kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:560
__alloc_skb+0x352/0x790 net/core/skbuff.c:651
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1296 [inline]
alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbd0 net/core/skbuff.c:6394
sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa80/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2783
packet_alloc_skb net/packet/af_packet.c:2930 [inline]
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3024 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x70c2/0x9f10 net/packet/af_packet.c:3113
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:745 [inline]
__sys_sendto+0x735/0xa10 net/socket.c:2191
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2203 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2199 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2199
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
Published: 2024-04-17
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3840-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3842-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5681-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6828-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6871-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6892-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6919-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6926-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6926-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6926-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6938-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000


Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

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

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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'}


Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

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


Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:05:28.448Z

Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.183Z

Link: CVE-2024-26857

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:14:13.648Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-17T11:15:08.787

Modified: 2025-03-21T15:03:58.657

Link: CVE-2024-26857

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-04-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-26857 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses