# CVE-2024-49952: netfilter: nf\_tables: prevent nf\_skb\_duplicated corruption

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, and 3 more
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 50067d8b3f48e4cd4c9e817d3e9a5b5ff3507ca7; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in c0add6ed2cf1c4733cd489efc61faeccd3433b41; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 531754952f5dfc4b141523088147071d6e6112c4; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 38e3fd0c4a2616052eb3c8f4e6f32d1ff47cd663; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in b40b027a0c0cc1cb9471a13f9730bb2fff12a15b; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 4e3542f40f3a94efa59ea328e307c50601ed7065; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in f839c5cd348201fec440d987cbca9b979bdb4fa7; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 752e1924604254f1708f3e3700283a86ebdd325d; from d877f07112f1e5a247c6b585c971a93895c9f738, fixed in 92ceba94de6fb4cee2bf40b485979c342f44a492
- Linux: 4.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.3.0, fixed in 4.19.323; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.285; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.227; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.168; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.113; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.55; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.14; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.11.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: prevent nf_skb_duplicated corruption syzbot found that nf_dup_ipv4() or nf_dup_ipv6() could write per-cpu variable nf_skb_duplicated in an unsafe way [1]. Disabling preemption as hinted by the splat is not enough, we have to disable soft interrupts as well. [1] BUG: using __this_cpu_write() in preemptible [00000000] code: syz.4.282/6316 caller is nf_dup_ipv4+0x651/0x8f0 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_dup_ipv4.c:87 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6316 Comm: syz.4.282 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc7-syzkaller-00104-g7052622fccb1 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119 check_preemption_disabled+0x10e/0x120 lib/smp_processor_id.c:49 nf_dup_ipv4+0x651/0x8f0 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_dup_ipv4.c:87 nft_dup_ipv4_eval+0x1db/0x300 net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_dup_ipv4.c:30 expr_call_ops_eval net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:240 [inline] nft_do_chain+0x4ad/0x1da0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:288 nft_do_chain_ipv4+0x202/0x320 net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c:23 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xc3/0x220 net/netfilter/core.c:626 nf_hook+0x2c4/0x450 include/linux/netfilter.h:269 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:302 [inline] ip_output+0x185/0x230 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:433 ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:129 [inline] ip_send_skb+0x74/0x100 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1495 udp_send_skb+0xacf/0x1650 net/ipv4/udp.c:981 udp_sendmsg+0x1c21/0x2a60 net/ipv4/udp.c:1269 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x1a6/0x270 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2597 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2651 [inline] __sys_sendmmsg+0x3b2/0x740 net/socket.c:2737 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2766 [inline] __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2763 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xa0/0xb0 net/socket.c:2763 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f4ce4f7def9 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f4ce5d4a038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000133 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f4ce5135f80 RCX: 00007f4ce4f7def9 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000020005d40 RDI: 0000000000000006 RBP: 00007f4ce4ff0b76 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f4ce5135f80 R15: 00007ffd4cbc6d68 </TASK>

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50067d8b3f48e4cd4c9e817d3e9a5b5ff3507ca7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0add6ed2cf1c4733cd489efc61faeccd3433b41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531754952f5dfc4b141523088147071d6e6112c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e3fd0c4a2616052eb3c8f4e6f32d1ff47cd663
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40b027a0c0cc1cb9471a13f9730bb2fff12a15b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3542f40f3a94efa59ea328e307c50601ed7065
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f839c5cd348201fec440d987cbca9b979bdb4fa7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752e1924604254f1708f3e3700283a86ebdd325d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92ceba94de6fb4cee2bf40b485979c342f44a492

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