GHSA-QF5Q-FM5C-HC2P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-21 18:30 – Updated: 2024-10-28 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpftool: Fix undefined behavior in qsort(NULL, 0, ...)
When netfilter has no entry to display, qsort is called with qsort(NULL, 0, ...). This results in undefined behavior, as UBSan reports:
net.c:827:2: runtime error: null pointer passed as argument 1, which is declared to never be null
Although the C standard does not explicitly state whether calling qsort with a NULL pointer when the size is 0 constitutes undefined behavior, Section 7.1.4 of the C standard (Use of library functions) mentions:
"Each of the following statements applies unless explicitly stated otherwise in the detailed descriptions that follow: If an argument to a function has an invalid value (such as a value outside the domain of the function, or a pointer outside the address space of the program, or a null pointer, or a pointer to non-modifiable storage when the corresponding parameter is not const-qualified) or a type (after promotion) not expected by a function with variable number of arguments, the behavior is undefined."
To avoid this, add an early return when nf_link_info is NULL to prevent calling qsort with a NULL pointer.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-49987"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-476"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-21T18:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpftool: Fix undefined behavior in qsort(NULL, 0, ...)\n\nWhen netfilter has no entry to display, qsort is called with\nqsort(NULL, 0, ...). This results in undefined behavior, as UBSan\nreports:\n\nnet.c:827:2: runtime error: null pointer passed as argument 1, which is declared to never be null\n\nAlthough the C standard does not explicitly state whether calling qsort\nwith a NULL pointer when the size is 0 constitutes undefined behavior,\nSection 7.1.4 of the C standard (Use of library functions) mentions:\n\n\"Each of the following statements applies unless explicitly stated\notherwise in the detailed descriptions that follow: If an argument to a\nfunction has an invalid value (such as a value outside the domain of\nthe function, or a pointer outside the address space of the program, or\na null pointer, or a pointer to non-modifiable storage when the\ncorresponding parameter is not const-qualified) or a type (after\npromotion) not expected by a function with variable number of\narguments, the behavior is undefined.\"\n\nTo avoid this, add an early return when nf_link_info is NULL to prevent\ncalling qsort with a NULL pointer.",
"id": "GHSA-qf5q-fm5c-hc2p",
"modified": "2024-10-28T18:31:39Z",
"published": "2024-10-21T18:30:59Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49987"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0f6f33f2aa87493b365a38a8fd87b8854b7734"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c208b02827eb642758cef65641995fd3f38c89af"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d9f9a7837ab29ccae0c42252f17d436bf0a501"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04e2ad394e2755d0bb2d858ecb5598718bf00d5"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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