CVE-2024-41042
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: prefer nft_chain_validate nft_chain_validate already performs loop detection because a cycle will result in a call stack overflow (ctx->level >=…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: prefer nft_chain_validate nft_chain_validate already performs loop detection because a cycle will result in a call stack overflow (ctx->level >= NFT_JUMP_STACK_SIZE). It also follows maps via ->validate callback in nft_lookup, so there appears no reason to iterate the maps again. nf_tables_check_loops() and all its helper functions can be removed. This improves ruleset load time significantly, from 23s down to 12s. This also fixes a crash bug. Old loop detection code can result in unbounded recursion: BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at .... Oops: stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN CPU: 4 PID: 1539 Comm: nft Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5+ #1 [..] with a suitable ruleset during validation of register stores. I can't see any actual reason to attempt to check for this from nft_validate_register_store(), at this point the transaction is still in progress, so we don't have a full picture of the rule graph. For nf-next it might make sense to either remove it or make this depend on table->validate_state in case we could catch an error earlier (for improved error reporting to userspace).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1947e4c3346faa8ac7e343652c0fd3b3e394202fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c35f9f89ef585f1edb53e17ac73a0ca4a9712bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/717c91c6ed73e248de6a15bc53adefb81446c9d0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8246b7466c8da49d0d9e85e26cbd69dd6d3e3d1ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df785aeb7dcc8efd1d4110bb27d26005298ebaePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6b6e430470e1c3c5513311cb35a15a205595abePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4348e0a50286282c314ad6d2b0740e7c812c24Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff3bd012a9512ac5ed858d38e6ed65f6391008cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df785aeb7dcc8efd1d4110bb27d26005298ebaePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff3bd012a9512ac5ed858d38e6ed65f6391008cPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.