Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: account XFRMA_IF_ID in aevent size calculation
xfrm_get_ae() allocates the reply skb with xfrm_aevent_msgsize(), then build_aevent() appends attributes including XFRMA_IF_ID when x->if_id is set.
xfrm_aevent_msgsize() does not include space for XFRMA_IF_ID. For states with if_id, build_aevent() can fail with -EMSGSIZE and hit BUG_ON(err < 0) in xfrm_get_ae(), turning a malformed netlink interaction into a kernel panic.
Account XFRMA_IF_ID in the size calculation unconditionally and replace the BUG_ON with normal error unwinding.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , Amazon Linux 2 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , Oracle Linux 7 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 5.14.0 (+5 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | Released |
24 kernels
|
| AlmaLinux 9.6 ESU | Released |
10 kernels
|
| Debian 13 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Planned | — |