Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-26831
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/handshake: Fix handshake_req_destroy_test1
Recently, handshake_req_destroy_test1 started failing:
Expected handshake_req_destroy_test == req, but
handshake_req_destroy_test == 0000000000000000
req == 0000000060f99b40
not ok 11 req_destroy works
This is because "sock_release(sock)" was replaced with "fput(filp)"
to address a memory leak. Note that sock_release() is synchronous
but fput() usually delays the final close and clean-up.
The delay is not consequential in the other cases that were changed
but handshake_req_destroy_test1 is testing that handshake_req_cancel()
followed by closing the file actually does call the ->hp_destroy
method. Thus the PTR_EQ test at the end has to be sure that the
final close is complete before it checks the pointer.
We cannot use a completion here because if ->hp_destroy is never
called (ie, there is an API bug) then the test will hang.
Reported by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Products affected by CVE-2024-26831
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-26831
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-26831
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | 2025-04-02 |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
N/A
|
N/A
|
RedHat-CVE-2024-26831 | 2024-04-17 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-26831
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-26831
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1d71cabb19ec2586827adfc60d68689c68c194
net/handshake: Fix handshake_req_destroy_test1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f97805b8df6e33850e225e6bd3ebd9e246920af
net/handshake: Fix handshake_req_destroy_test1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d74226e03df1bf19848f18344401f254345af912
net/handshake: Fix handshake_req_destroy_test1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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