Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV
BAT IV keeps the last-hop neighbor address in each neigh_node, but some paths also cache an originator pointer derived from a temporary lookup. That pointer is not owned by the neigh_node and may no longer refer to a live originator entry after purge handling runs.
Stop storing the auxiliary originator pointer in the BAT IV neighbor state. When BAT IV needs the neighbor originator data, resolve it from the stored neighbor address and drop the reference again after use.
[sven: avoid bonding logic for outgoing OGM]
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , Amazon Linux 2 ELS , CentOS 7 ELS , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , CloudLinux 7 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , Oracle Linux 7 ELS , RHEL 7 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 4.18.0 (+16 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | Released |
37 kernels
|
| Debian 11 cloud | Released |
17 kernels
|
| Debian 12 | Released |
40 kernels
|
| Debian 13 | Released |
8 kernels
|
| Proxmox VE 7 5.15 | Will Not Fix |
47 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE AWS | Will Not Fix |
57 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE Azure | Will Not Fix |
40 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Will Not Fix |
97 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 AWS | Will Not Fix |
88 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 Azure | Will Not Fix |
78 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Will Not Fix |
46 kernels
|