net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6 (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.82 % · percentile 57 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6 OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE has 3 main attributes: - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY - Packet metadata in a netlink format. - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_PACKET - Binary packet content. - OVS_PACKET_ATTR_ACTIONS - Actions to execute on the packet. OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY is parsed first to populate sw_flow_key structure with the metadata like conntrack state, input port, recirculation id, etc. Then the packet itself gets parsed to populate the rest of the keys from the packet headers. Whenever the packet parsing code starts parsing the ICMPv6 header, it first zeroes out fields in the key corresponding to Neighbor Discovery information even if it is not an ND packet. It is an 'ipv6.nd' field. However, the 'ipv6' is a union that shares the space between 'nd' and 'ct_orig' that holds the original tuple conntrack metadata parsed from the OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY. ND packets should not normally have conntrack state, so it's fine to share the space, but normal ICMPv6 Echo packets or maybe other types of ICMPv6 can have the state attached and it should not be overwritten. The issue results in all but the last 4 bytes of the destination address being wiped from the original conntrack tuple leading to incorrect packet matching and potentially executing wrong actions in case this packet recirculates within the datapath or goes back to userspace. ND fields should not be accessed in non-ND packets, so not clearing them should be fine. Executing memset() only for actual ND packets to avoid the issue. Initializing the whole thing before parsing is needed because ND packet may not contain all the options. The issue only affects the OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE path and doesn't affect packets entering OVS datapath from network interfaces, because in this case CT metadata is populated from skb after the packet is already parsed.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-665 — Improper Initialization
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a51ac92bf35d34b4996d6eb67e2fe469f573b11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b532f59437f688563e9c58bdc1436fefa46e3b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ab6aecbede080b44b8e34720ab72050bf1e6982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/483eb70f441e2df66ade78aa7217e6e4caadfef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec8b0ccadb908d92f7ee211a4eff05fd932f3f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78741b4caae1e880368cb2f5110635f3ce45ecfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/431e9215576d7b728f3f53a704d237a520092120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73fb8bddf89503c9fae7c42e50d44c89909aad6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c988176b6c16c516474f6fceebe0f055af5eb56
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-37421
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-38558
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0855 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0254 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0211 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0925 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0839 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0823 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0821 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0799 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0778 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0717 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0716 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0695 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0694 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0693 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0669 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0667 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0613 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0527 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.11 < 4.19.316cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.278cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.219cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.161cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.93cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.33cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.8.12cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.9 < 6.9.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 6a51ac92bf35d34b4996d6eb67e2fe469f573b11 ; affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 0b532f59437f688563e9c58bdc1436fefa46e3b5 ; affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 5ab6aecbede080b44b8e34720ab72050bf1e6982 ; affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 483eb70f441e2df66ade78aa7217e6e4caadfef3 ; affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 9ec8b0ccadb908d92f7ee211a4eff05fd932f3f6 ; affected 9dd7f8907c3705dc7a7a375d1c6e30b06e6daffc < 78741b4caae1e880368cb2f5110635f3ce45ecfd |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.11 ; unaffected 0 < 4.11 ; unaffected 4.19.316 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.278 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.219 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.161 ≤ 5.15.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |