GHSA-VGQM-WJ47-2WP5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-21 12:31 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu()
syzbot reported that nf_reinject() could be called without rcu_read_lock() :
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage 6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0 Not tainted
net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:263 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
other info that might help us debug this:
rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1 2 locks held by syz-executor.4/13427: #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:329 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2190 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa86/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471 #1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:356 [inline] #1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:405 [inline] #1: ffff88801ca92958 (&inst->lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: instance_destroy_rcu+0x30/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172
stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 13427 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114 lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x221/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6712 nf_reinject net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:323 [inline] nfqnl_reinject+0x6ec/0x1120 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:397 nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:410 [inline] instance_destroy_rcu+0x1ae/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2196 [inline] rcu_core+0xafd/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471 handle_softirqs+0x2d6/0x990 kernel/softirq.c:554 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:588 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:428 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0xf4/0x1c0 kernel/softirq.c:637 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:649 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-36286"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-21T11:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nfnetlink_queue: acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu()\n\nsyzbot reported that nf_reinject() could be called without rcu_read_lock() :\n\nWARNING: suspicious RCU usage\n6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0 Not tainted\n\nnet/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:263 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!\n\nother info that might help us debug this:\n\nrcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1\n2 locks held by syz-executor.4/13427:\n #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:329 [inline]\n #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2190 [inline]\n #0: ffffffff8e334f60 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa86/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471\n #1: ffff88801ca92958 (\u0026inst-\u003elock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:356 [inline]\n #1: ffff88801ca92958 (\u0026inst-\u003elock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:405 [inline]\n #1: ffff88801ca92958 (\u0026inst-\u003elock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: instance_destroy_rcu+0x30/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172\n\nstack backtrace:\nCPU: 0 PID: 13427 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller-02060-g5c1672705a1a #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024\nCall Trace:\n \u003cIRQ\u003e\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114\n lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x221/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6712\n nf_reinject net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:323 [inline]\n nfqnl_reinject+0x6ec/0x1120 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:397\n nfqnl_flush net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:410 [inline]\n instance_destroy_rcu+0x1ae/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c:172\n rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2196 [inline]\n rcu_core+0xafd/0x1830 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2471\n handle_softirqs+0x2d6/0x990 kernel/softirq.c:554\n __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:588 [inline]\n invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:428 [inline]\n __irq_exit_rcu+0xf4/0x1c0 kernel/softirq.c:637\n irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:649\n instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043 [inline]\n sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043\n \u003c/IRQ\u003e\n \u003cTASK\u003e",
"id": "GHSA-vgqm-wj47-2wp5",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:31:56Z",
"published": "2024-06-21T12:31:20Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36286"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/215df6490e208bfdd5b3012f5075e7f8736f3e7a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ea5377e3d2921a0f96ae2551f5ab1b36825dd4"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68f40354a3851df46c27be96b84f11ae193e36c5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8658bd777cbfcb0c13df23d0ea120e70517761b9"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc21c6cc3d6986d938efbf95de62473982c98dec"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01065b339e323b3dfa1be217fd89e9b3208b0ab"
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{
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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}
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