Review reviewHigh

CVE-2024-35969

Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix race condition between ipv6_get_ifaddr and ipv6_del_addr Although ipv6_get_ifaddr walks inet6_addr_lst under the RCU lock, it still means hlist_for_each_entry_rcu can return an item that got removed from the list. The memory itself of such item is not freed thanks to RCU but nothing guarantees the actual content of the memory is sane. In particular, the reference count can be zero. This can happen if ipv6_del_addr is called in parallel. ipv6_del_addr removes the entry from inet6_addr_lst (hlist_del_init_rcu(&ifp->...

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.37%
29.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2024.05.20
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.37%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix race condition between ipv6_get_ifaddr and ipv6_del_addr Although ipv6_get_ifaddr walks inet6_addr_lst under the RCU lock, it still means hlist_for_each_entry_rcu can return an item that got removed from the list. The memory itself of such item is not freed thanks to RCU but nothing guarantees the actual content of the memory is sane. In particular, the reference count can be zero. This can happen if ipv6_del_addr is called in parallel. ipv6_del_addr removes the entry from inet6_addr_lst (hlist_del_init_rcu(&ifp->...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
Affected versions
>= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < b4b3b69a19016d4e7fbdbd1dbcc184915eb862e1, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < cca606e14264098cba65efa82790825dbf69e903, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < 3fb02ec57ead2891a2306af8c51a306bc5945e70, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < 4b19e9507c275de0cfe61c24db69179dc52cf9fb, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < de76ae9ea1a6cf9e77fcec4f2df2904e26c23ceb, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < 01b11a0566670612bd464a932e5ac2eae53d8652, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < 6cdb20c342cd0193d3e956e3d83981d0f438bb83, >= 5c578aedcb21d79eeb4e9cf04ca5b276ac82614c < 7633c4da919ad51164acbf1aa322cc1a3ead6129, >= 2.6.35, < V3.1, >= 2.6.35 < 4.19.313, >= 4.20 < 5.4.275, >= 5.5 < 5.10.216, >= 5.11 < 5.15.156, >= 5.16 < 6.1.87, >= 6.2 < 6.6.28, >= 6.7 < 6.8.7, 6.9, 10.0
Fixed versions
4.19.313, 5.4.275, 5.10.216, 5.15.156, 6.1.87, 6.6.28, 6.8.7

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-770
CVE-2024-35969 — Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family | SECUFOCUS NOW