In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: x_tables: restrict xt_check_match/xt_check_target extensions for NFPROTO_ARP Weiming Shi says: xt_match and xt_target structs registered with NFPROTO_UNSPEC can be loaded by any protocol family through nft_compat. When such a match/target sets .hooks to restrict which hooks it may run on, the bitmask uses NF_INET_* constants. This is only correct for families whose hook layout matches NF_INET_*: IPv4, IPv6, INET, and bridge all share the same five hooks (PRE_ROUTING ... POST_ROUTING). ARP only has three hooks (IN=0, OUT=1, FORWARD=2) with different semantics. Because NF_ARP_OUT == 1 == NF_INET_LOCAL_IN, the .hooks validation silently passes for the wrong reasons, allowing matches to run on ARP chains where the hook assumptions (e.g. state->in being set on input hooks) do not hold. This leads to NULL pointer dereferences; xt_devgroup is one concrete example: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000044: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000220-0x0000000000000227] RIP: 0010:devgroup_mt+0xff/0x350 Call Trace: <TASK> nft_match_eval (net/netfilter/nft_compat.c:407) nft_do_chain (net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:285) nft_do_chain_arp (net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c:61) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:623) arp_xmit (net/ipv4/arp.c:666) </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt Fix it by restricting arptables to NFPROTO_ARP extensions only. Note that arptables-legacy only supports: - arpt_CLASSIFY - arpt_mangle - arpt_MARK that provide explicit NFPROTO_ARP match/target declarations.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
|---|---|
| Attack Complexity | LOW |
| Privileges Required | LOW |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | NONE |
| Availability Impact | HIGH |
| Source | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [email protected] | Primary |
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CWE-476
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b829c1e80> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80692400> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd8998c0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b829c1780> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba6a71cc0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b83e1be00> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bddc3c700> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80692a00> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bddc3dc40> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba6a70c40> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80690680> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bddc3cb40> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b829c2940> | Operating System |
| Vulnerable | CPE |
|---|---|
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |