tipc: do not update mtu if msg_max is too small in mtu negotiation (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 23 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: do not update mtu if msg_max is too small in mtu negotiation When doing link mtu negotiation, a malicious peer may send Activate msg with a very small mtu, e.g. 4 in Shuang's testing, without checking for the minimum mtu, l->mtu will be set to 4 in tipc_link_proto_rcv(), then n->links[bearer_id].mtu is set to 4294967228, which is a overflow of '4 - INT_H_SIZE - EMSG_OVERHEAD' in tipc_link_mss(). With tipc_link.mtu = 4, tipc_link_xmit() kept printing the warning: tipc: Too large msg, purging xmit list 1 5 0 40 4! tipc: Too large msg, purging xmit list 1 15 0 60 4! And with tipc_link_entry.mtu 4294967228, a huge skb was allocated in named_distribute(), and when purging it in tipc_link_xmit(), a crash was even caused: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x2100001011000dd: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.3.0.neta #19 RIP: 0010:kfree_skb_list_reason+0x7e/0x1f0 Call Trace: <IRQ> skb_release_data+0xf9/0x1d0 kfree_skb_reason+0x40/0x100 tipc_link_xmit+0x57a/0x740 [tipc] tipc_node_xmit+0x16c/0x5c0 [tipc] tipc_named_node_up+0x27f/0x2c0 [tipc] tipc_node_write_unlock+0x149/0x170 [tipc] tipc_rcv+0x608/0x740 [tipc] tipc_udp_recv+0xdc/0x1f0 [tipc] udp_queue_rcv_one_skb+0x33e/0x620 udp_unicast_rcv_skb.isra.72+0x75/0x90 __udp4_lib_rcv+0x56d/0xc20 ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x100/0x2d0 This patch fixes it by checking the new mtu against tipc_bearer_min_mtu(), and not updating mtu if it is too small.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd4ff4ffb92113f8acd04dbaed83269172c24b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575e84d90a74c0b091b3417ba763ebb237aa0a8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/259683001d7e879fea4b42084fb6560dd9408a7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd7ae5e0cf5a56e513f7ab7ab9570b7496281d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56077b56cd3fb78e1c8619e29581ba25a5c55e86
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-32744
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-53517
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1047 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1 < 5.10.181cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.113cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.30cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.3.4cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected ed193ece2649c194a87a9d8470195760d367c075 < 2bd4ff4ffb92113f8acd04dbaed83269172c24b4 ; affected ed193ece2649c194a87a9d8470195760d367c075 < 575e84d90a74c0b091b3417ba763ebb237aa0a8c ; affected ed193ece2649c194a87a9d8470195760d367c075 < 259683001d7e879fea4b42084fb6560dd9408a7e ; affected ed193ece2649c194a87a9d8470195760d367c075 < 1dd7ae5e0cf5a56e513f7ab7ab9570b7496281d2 ; affected ed193ece2649c194a87a9d8470195760d367c075 < 56077b56cd3fb78e1c8619e29581ba25a5c55e86 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.1 ; unaffected 0 < 4.1 ; unaffected 5.10.181 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.113 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.30 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.3.4 ≤ 6.3.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |