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Unscored CVE-2024-44989 EUVD-2024-41191GHSA-gfrq-fc5g-52f6

bonding: fix xfrm real_dev null pointer dereference

Published Sep 4, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bonding: fix xfrm real_dev null pointer dereference

We shouldn't set real_dev to NULL because packets can be in transit and
xfrm might call xdo_dev_offload_ok() in parallel. All callbacks assume
real_dev is set.

Example trace:
kernel: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000000001030
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): making interface the new active one
kernel: #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
kernel: #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
kernel: PGD 0 P4D 0
kernel: Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
kernel: CPU: 4 PID: 2237 Comm: ping Not tainted 6.7.7+ #12
kernel: Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014
kernel: RIP: 0010:nsim_ipsec_offload_ok+0xc/0x20 [netdevsim]
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): bond_ipsec_add_sa_all: failed to add SA
kernel: Code: e0 0f 0b 48 83 7f 38 00 74 de 0f 0b 48 8b 47 08 48 8b 37 48 8b 78 40 e9 b2 e5 9a d7 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 86 80 02 00 00 <83> 80 30 10 00 00 01 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): making interface the new active one
kernel: RSP: 0018:ffffabde81553b98 EFLAGS: 00010246
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): bond_ipsec_add_sa_all: failed to add SA
kernel:
kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9eb404e74900 RCX: ffff9eb403d97c60
kernel: RDX: ffffffffc090de10 RSI: ffff9eb404e74900 RDI: ffff9eb3c5de9e00
kernel: RBP: ffff9eb3c0a42000 R08: 0000000000000010 R09: 0000000000000014
kernel: R10: 7974203030303030 R11: 3030303030303030 R12: 0000000000000000
kernel: R13: ffff9eb3c5de9e00 R14: ffffabde81553cc8 R15: ffff9eb404c53000
kernel: FS: 00007f2a77a3ad00(0000) GS:ffff9eb43bd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
kernel: CR2: 0000000000001030 CR3: 00000001122ab000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): making interface the new active one
kernel: Call Trace:
kernel: <TASK>
kernel: ? __die+0x1f/0x60
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): bond_ipsec_add_sa_all: failed to add SA
kernel: ? page_fault_oops+0x142/0x4c0
kernel: ? do_user_addr_fault+0x65/0x670
kernel: ? kvm_read_and_reset_apf_flags+0x3b/0x50
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): making interface the new active one
kernel: ? exc_page_fault+0x7b/0x180
kernel: ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
kernel: ? nsim_bpf_uninit+0x50/0x50 [netdevsim]
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): bond_ipsec_add_sa_all: failed to add SA
kernel: ? nsim_ipsec_offload_ok+0xc/0x20 [netdevsim]
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): making interface the new active one
kernel: bond_ipsec_offload_ok+0x7b/0x90 [bonding]
kernel: xfrm_output+0x61/0x3b0
kernel: bond0: (slave eni0np1): bond_ipsec_add_sa_all: failed to add SA
kernel: ip_push_pending_frames+0x56/0x80

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.9 5.10.225

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.10.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.10.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.112-1 DSA-5782-1
Debian 11 linux 5.10.226-1 DLA-3912-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 DLA-4008-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1056.58 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-50.51 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1020.22 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1020.23 USN-7196-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 6.8.0-1019.21 USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1015.19 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1002.4 USN-7156-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1017.17 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1019.21.1 USN-7155-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.8 6.8.0-1018.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle +1 6.8.0-1017.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1016.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-50.51.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-125.135 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1072.78 USN-7100-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1075.84 USN-7123-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1 USN-7196-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1076.85.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1071.79 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1069.75 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1055.62 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1 USN-7154-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1065.68 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1067.73 USN-7144-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1069.74 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1067.68 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1032.32 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1020.20 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1070.76 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 +1 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1038.42 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1 USN-7194-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1071.79~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1055.62~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1065.68~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1 USN-7144-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1070.76~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1068.72~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2015.16 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1013.14 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1066.68 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1073.81 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1013.14~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1072.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1075.84+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-125.135+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1071.79+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 rv +77 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 RHSA-2025:6966
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8870
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8856
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.4 EUS bpftool 7.3.0-427.47.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:10771
RHEL 9.4 EUS rv +64 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:10771

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8870
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8856

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 RLSA-2024:8856
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_10 RLSA-2024:8870
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +4 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3553-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs +1 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_3 +1 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-11.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-20.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +8 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs +1 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.109-118.189 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-779
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-779

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.51.1-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.167.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.5.0-802.el9_6 ELSA-2025-6966
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-570.12.1.0.1.el9_6 ELSA-2025-6966
Oracle Linux 8 kernel-uek +12 5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek ELSA-2024-12815
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 ELSA-2024-12815, ELSA-2024-8856

Advisories 42

References