net: bridge: mcast: wait for previous gc cycles when removing port
Published Aug 26, 2024
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
syzbot hit a use-after-free[1] which is caused because the bridge doesn't make sure that all previous garbage has been collected when removing a port. What happens is: CPU 1 CPU 2 start gc cycle remove port acquire gc lock first wait for lock call br_multicasg_gc() directly acquire lock now but free port the port can be freed while grp timers still running
Make sure all previous gc cycles have finished by using flush_work before freeing the port.
[1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in br_multicast_port_group_expired+0x4c0/0x550 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:861 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888071d6d000 by task syz.5.1232/9699
CPU: 1 PID: 9699 Comm: syz.5.1232 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5-syzkaller-00021-g24ca36a562d6 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/07/2024 Call Trace: <IRQ> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 br_multicast_port_group_expired+0x4c0/0x550 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:861 call_timer_fn+0x1a3/0x610 kernel/time/timer.c:1792 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1843 [inline] __run_timers+0x74b/0xaf0 kernel/time/timer.c:2417 __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2428 [inline] __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2421 [inline] run_timer_base+0x111/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2437
Affected products
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- Version 5.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<5.10
- Version 5.15.165StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 6.1.105StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.10.5StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.10.*
- Version 6.11StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version 6.6.46StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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- ≥ 5.10 · < 5.15.165
- ≥ 5.16 · < 6.1.105
- ≥ 6.2 · < 6.6.46
- ≥ 6.7 · < 6.10.5
- 6.11
- 6.11
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
Fixed · RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
Fixed · RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:6966 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:6966 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 10, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 11.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 12.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44934 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2307891 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8b26e10e680c01522d7cc14abe04c3265a928f Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e16828020c674b3be85f52685e8b80f9008f50f Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c4ee25208d0f35dafc3213cdf355fbe449e078 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f794b168cf560682ff976b255aa6d29d14a658 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3145ca904fa8dbfd1a5bf0187905bc117b0efce Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024082641-CVE-2024-44934-a7fe@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44934
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44934
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