Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_unix: Don't return OOB skb in manage_oob().
syzbot reported use-after-free in unix_stream_recv_urg(). [0]
The scenario is
1. send(MSG_OOB)
2. recv(MSG_OOB)
-> The consumed OOB remains in recv queue
3. send(MSG_OOB)
4. recv()
-> manage_oob() returns the next skb of the consumed OOB
-> This is also OOB, but unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb is not cleared
5. recv(MSG_OOB)
-> unix_sk(sk)->oob_skb is used but already freed
The recent commit 8594d9b85c07 ("af_unix: Don't call skb_get() for OOB
skb.") uncovered the issue.
If the OOB skb is consumed and the next skb is peeked in manage_oob(),
we still need to check if the skb is OOB.
Let's do so by falling back to the following checks in manage_oob()
and add the test case in selftest.
Note that we need to add a similar check for SIOCATMARK.
[0]:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in unix_stream_read_actor+0xa6/0xb0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2959
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880326abcc4 by task syz-executor178/5235
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5235 Comm: syz-executor178 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc5-syzkaller-00742-gfbdaffe41adc #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
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
unix_stream_read_actor+0xa6/0xb0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2959
unix_stream_recv_urg+0x1df/0x320 net/unix/af_unix.c:2640
unix_stream_read_generic+0x2456/0x2520 net/unix/af_unix.c:2778
unix_stream_recvmsg+0x22b/0x2c0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2996
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1046 [inline]
sock_recvmsg+0x22f/0x280 net/socket.c:1068
____sys_recvmsg+0x1db/0x470 net/socket.c:2816
___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2858 [inline]
__sys_recvmsg+0x2f0/0x3e0 net/socket.c:2888
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: 0033:0x7f5360d6b4e9
Code: 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 37 17 00 00 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 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 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fff29b3a458 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002f
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fff29b3a638 RCX: 00007f5360d6b4e9
RDX: 0000000000002001 RSI: 0000000020000640 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f5360dde610 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 00007fff29b3a628 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
</TASK>
Allocated by task 5235:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:312 [inline]
__kasan_slab_alloc+0x66/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:338
kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:201 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3988 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4037 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x16b/0x320 mm/slub.c:4080
__alloc_skb+0x1c3/0x440 net/core/skbuff.c:667
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1320 [inline]
alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc3/0x770 net/core/skbuff.c:6528
sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x91a/0xa60 net/core/sock.c:2815
sock_alloc_send_skb include/net/sock.h:1778 [inline]
queue_oob+0x108/0x680 net/unix/af_unix.c:2198
unix_stream_sendmsg+0xd24/0xf80 net/unix/af_unix.c:2351
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745
____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2597
___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2651 [inline]
__sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2680
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
Freed by task 5235:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47
---truncated---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.9.8 – < 6.10, 6.10 | 6.10 |
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 | 6.11.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.11.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-56.58 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1025.27 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1025.30 | USN-7384-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1014.15 | USN-7468-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1026.28 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1021.25 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1008.10 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1022.22 | USN-7385-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1024.27 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | 6.11.0-1007.7 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1024.27.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1004.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15 | USN-7310-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.24 | USN-7386-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1022.23 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1028.32 | USN-7524-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 6.8.0-56.58.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1017.18 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1 | USN-7451-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1 | USN-7384-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1 | USN-7403-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1 | USN-7383-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2023.24 | USN-7523-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1018.19 | USN-7383-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 6.11.8-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source-longterm | 6.12.11-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1 |
Advisories 15
- WID-SEC-2024-3251 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- USN-7468-1 linux-azure-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7451-1 linux-aws-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7524-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7523-1 linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7310-1 linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7384-2 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 30, 2026
- USN-7384-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 30, 2026
- USN-7383-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7386-1 linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7383-2 linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7403-1 linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7385-1 linux-ibm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1 kernel-devel-longterm-6.12.11-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1 kernel-devel-6.11.8-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026