GHSA-692G-7998-J2VJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-21 12:31 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tls: fix missing memory barrier in tls_init

In tls_init(), a write memory barrier is missing, and store-store reordering may cause NULL dereference in tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}.

CPU0 CPU1 ----- ----- // In tls_init() // In tls_ctx_create() ctx = kzalloc() ctx->sk_proto = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot) -(1)

// In update_sk_prot() WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_prot, tls_prots) -(2)

                               // In sock_common_setsockopt()
                               READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot)->setsockopt()

                               // In tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}()
                               ctx->sk_proto->setsockopt()    -(3)

In the above scenario, when (1) and (2) are reordered, (3) can observe the NULL value of ctx->sk_proto, causing NULL dereference.

To fix it, we rely on rcu_assign_pointer() which implies the release barrier semantic. By moving rcu_assign_pointer() after ctx->sk_proto is initialized, we can ensure that ctx->sk_proto are visible when changing sk->sk_prot.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "aliases": [
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-21T11:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntls: fix missing memory barrier in tls_init\n\nIn tls_init(), a write memory barrier is missing, and store-store\nreordering may cause NULL dereference in tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}.\n\nCPU0                               CPU1\n-----                              -----\n// In tls_init()\n// In tls_ctx_create()\nctx = kzalloc()\nctx-\u003esk_proto = READ_ONCE(sk-\u003esk_prot) -(1)\n\n// In update_sk_prot()\nWRITE_ONCE(sk-\u003esk_prot, tls_prots)     -(2)\n\n                                   // In sock_common_setsockopt()\n                                   READ_ONCE(sk-\u003esk_prot)-\u003esetsockopt()\n\n                                   // In tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}()\n                                   ctx-\u003esk_proto-\u003esetsockopt()    -(3)\n\nIn the above scenario, when (1) and (2) are reordered, (3) can observe\nthe NULL value of ctx-\u003esk_proto, causing NULL dereference.\n\nTo fix it, we rely on rcu_assign_pointer() which implies the release\nbarrier semantic. By moving rcu_assign_pointer() after ctx-\u003esk_proto is\ninitialized, we can ensure that ctx-\u003esk_proto are visible when\nchanging sk-\u003esk_prot.",
  "id": "GHSA-692g-7998-j2vj",
  "modified": "2026-05-12T12:31:56Z",
  "published": "2024-06-21T12:31:20Z",
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