CVE-2024-38538 (GCVE-0-2024-38538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-19 13:35 – Updated: 2026-08-05 11:32
VLAI
Title
net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes syzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device's xmit path by sending a short (less than ETH_HLEN bytes) skb. To fix it check if we can actually pull that amount instead of assuming. Tested with dropwatch: drop at: br_dev_xmit+0xb93/0x12d0 [bridge] (0xffffffffc06739b3) origin: software timestamp: Mon May 13 11:31:53 2024 778214037 nsec protocol: 0x88a8 length: 2 original length: 2 drop reason: PKT_TOO_SMALL [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65 br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4903 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4917 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3531 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3547 __dev_queue_xmit+0x34db/0x5350 net/core/dev.c:4341 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3091 [inline] __bpf_tx_skb net/core/filter.c:2136 [inline] __bpf_redirect_common net/core/filter.c:2180 [inline] __bpf_redirect+0x14a6/0x1620 net/core/filter.c:2187 ____bpf_clone_redirect net/core/filter.c:2460 [inline] bpf_clone_redirect+0x328/0x470 net/core/filter.c:2432 ___bpf_prog_run+0x13fe/0xe0f0 kernel/bpf/core.c:1997 __bpf_prog_run512+0xb5/0xe0 kernel/bpf/core.c:2238 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1234 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:657 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:664 [inline] bpf_test_run+0x499/0xc30 net/bpf/test_run.c:425 bpf_prog_test_run_skb+0x14ea/0x1f20 net/bpf/test_run.c:1058 bpf_prog_test_run+0x6b7/0xad0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4269 __sys_bpf+0x6aa/0xd90 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5678 __do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5767 [inline] __se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765 [inline] __x64_sys_bpf+0xa0/0xe0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765 x64_sys_call+0x96b/0x3b50 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:322 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+0x77/0x7f
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 17:15 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 3e01fc3c66e65d9afe98f1489047a1b2dd8741ca (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < b2b7c43cd32080221bb233741bd6011983fe7c11 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 82090f94c723dab724b1c32db406091d40448a17 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < c964429ef53f42098a6545a5dabeb1441c1e821d (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 28126b83f86ab9cc7936029c2dff845d3dcedba2 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 1abb371147905ba250b4cc0230c4be7e90bea4d5 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < f482fd4ce919836a49012b2d31b00fc36e2488f2 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 5b5d669f569807c7ab07546e73c0741845a2547a (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < 8bd67ebb50c0145fd2ca8681ab65eb7e8cde1afc (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 2.6.12
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.12 (semver)
Unaffected: 4.19.324 , ≤ 4.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.4.286 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.230 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.172 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.93 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.33 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.8.12 , ≤ 6.8.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.9.3 , ≤ 6.9.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.10 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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              "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes\n\nsyzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device\u0027s xmit path\nby sending a short (less than ETH_HLEN bytes) skb. To fix it check if\nwe can actually pull that amount instead of assuming.\n\nTested with dropwatch:\n drop at: br_dev_xmit+0xb93/0x12d0 [bridge] (0xffffffffc06739b3)\n origin: software\n timestamp: Mon May 13 11:31:53 2024 778214037 nsec\n protocol: 0x88a8\n length: 2\n original length: 2\n drop reason: PKT_TOO_SMALL\n\n[1]\nBUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65\n br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65\n __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4903 [inline]\n netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4917 [inline]\n xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3531 [inline]\n dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3547\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x34db/0x5350 net/core/dev.c:4341\n dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3091 [inline]\n __bpf_tx_skb net/core/filter.c:2136 [inline]\n __bpf_redirect_common net/core/filter.c:2180 [inline]\n __bpf_redirect+0x14a6/0x1620 net/core/filter.c:2187\n ____bpf_clone_redirect net/core/filter.c:2460 [inline]\n bpf_clone_redirect+0x328/0x470 net/core/filter.c:2432\n ___bpf_prog_run+0x13fe/0xe0f0 kernel/bpf/core.c:1997\n __bpf_prog_run512+0xb5/0xe0 kernel/bpf/core.c:2238\n bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1234 [inline]\n __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:657 [inline]\n bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:664 [inline]\n bpf_test_run+0x499/0xc30 net/bpf/test_run.c:425\n bpf_prog_test_run_skb+0x14ea/0x1f20 net/bpf/test_run.c:1058\n bpf_prog_test_run+0x6b7/0xad0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4269\n __sys_bpf+0x6aa/0xd90 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5678\n __do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5767 [inline]\n __se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765 [inline]\n __x64_sys_bpf+0xa0/0xe0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765\n x64_sys_call+0x96b/0x3b50 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:322\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f"
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            "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:18:36.672Z",
            "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "shortName": "Linux"
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          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e01fc3c66e65d9afe98f1489047a1b2dd8741ca"
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              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2b7c43cd32080221bb233741bd6011983fe7c11"
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              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b5d669f569807c7ab07546e73c0741845a2547a"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bd67ebb50c0145fd2ca8681ab65eb7e8cde1afc"
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          "title": "net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes",
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        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "cveId": "CVE-2024-38538",
        "datePublished": "2024-06-19T13:35:13.384Z",
        "dateReserved": "2024-06-18T19:36:34.918Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:18:36.672Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
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}



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