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Linux Linux — gso: fix udp gso fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0066 48.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 9fd1ff5d2ac7181844735806b0a703c942365291 – —
Linux 5.6 – 6.1.113
TIMELINE
Oct 21 Reserved by Linux
Oct 21 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-49978 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gso: fix udp gso fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list
Detect gso fraglist skbs with corrupted geometry (see below) and
pass these to skb_segment instead of skb_segment_list, as the first
can segment them correctly.
Valid SKB_GSO_FRAGLIST skbs
- consist of two or more segments
- the head_skb holds the protocol headers plus first gso_size
- one or more frag_list skbs hold exactly one segment
- all but the last must be gso_size
Optional datapath hooks such as NAT and BPF (bpf_skb_pull_data) can
modify these skbs, breaking these invariants.
In extreme cases they pull all data into skb linear. For UDP, this
causes a NULL ptr deref in __udpv4_gso_segment_list_csum at
udp_hdr(seg->next)->dest.
Detect invalid geometry due to pull, by checking head_skb size.
Don't just drop, as this may blackhole a destination. Convert to be
able to pass to regular skb_segment.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-49978 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 9fd1ff5d2ac7181844735806b0a703c942365291 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.6 | 6.1.113 |
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