Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888101bc4c00 (size 32):
comm "syz-executor527", pid 360, jiffies 4294807421 (age 19.329s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac 14 14 bb 00 00 02 00 ................
backtrace:
[<00000000f17c5244>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:558 [inline]
[<00000000f17c5244>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:688 [inline]
[<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add1_src net/ipv4/igmp.c:1971 [inline]
[<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add_src+0x95f/0xdb0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2095
[<000000001cb99709>] ip_mc_source+0x84c/0xea0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2416
[<0000000052cf19ed>] do_ip_setsockopt net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1294 [inline]
[<0000000052cf19ed>] ip_setsockopt+0x114b/0x30c0 net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1423
[<00000000477edfbc>] raw_setsockopt+0x13d/0x170 net/ipv4/raw.c:857
[<00000000e75ca9bb>] __sys_setsockopt+0x158/0x270 net/socket.c:2117
[<00000000bdb993a8>] __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2128 [inline]
[<00000000bdb993a8>] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2125 [inline]
[<00000000bdb993a8>] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xba/0x150 net/socket.c:2125
[<000000006a1ffdbd>] do_syscall_64+0x40/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47
[<00000000b11467c4>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
In commit 24803f38a5c0 ("igmp: do not remove igmp souce list info when set
link down"), the ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() was removed,
because it was also called in igmpv3_clear_delrec().
Rough callgraph:
inetdev_destroy
-> ip_mc_destroy_dev
-> igmpv3_clear_delrec
-> ip_mc_clear_src
-> RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL)
However, ip_mc_clear_src() called in igmpv3_clear_delrec() doesn't
release in_dev->mc_list->sources. And RCU_INIT_POINTER() assigns the
NULL to dev->ip_ptr. As a result, in_dev cannot be obtained through
inetdev_by_index() and then in_dev->mc_list->sources cannot be released
by ip_mc_del1_src() in the sock_close. Rough call sequence goes like:
sock_close
-> __sock_release
-> inet_release
-> ip_mc_drop_socket
-> inetdev_by_index
-> ip_mc_leave_src
-> ip_mc_del_src
-> ip_mc_del1_src
So we still need to call ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() to free
in_dev->mc_list->sources.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.2.87 – < 3.3, 3.16.42 – < 3.17, 4.9 | 3.3 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-81.91 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1055.58 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1056.58 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1019.22 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1051.55 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1022.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1045.47 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1053.57 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1042.46 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-156.163 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1111.118 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1055.58~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 4.15.0-1123.136 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1056.58~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 4.15.0-1108.122 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1051.55~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-81.91~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1099.101 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1080.88 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1053.57~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1042.46~18.04.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1032.37 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2053.55 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2035.39 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.15.0-1069.78 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 4.15.0-2018.20 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1111.118~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1123.136~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1108.122~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-156.163~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1080.88~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1123.136~14.04.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.188.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.188.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
| SLE Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-rt +3 | 4.12.14-10.188.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.219.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_57 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421 | 1.0-0.amzn2 | ALAS2-2021-1685 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | perf +8 | 4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 | ALAS2-2021-1685 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2021-1685 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 2, 2025
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083