CVE-2025-39984
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-15
Last updated on: 2025-10-16
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tun: Update napi->skb after XDP process
The syzbot report a UAF issue:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in skb_reset_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3150 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in napi_frags_skb net/core/gro.c:723 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in napi_gro_frags+0x6e/0x1030 net/core/gro.c:758
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88802ef22c18 by task syz.0.17/6079
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6079 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
skb_reset_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3150 [inline]
napi_frags_skb net/core/gro.c:723 [inline]
napi_gro_frags+0x6e/0x1030 net/core/gro.c:758
tun_get_user+0x28cb/0x3e20 drivers/net/tun.c:1920
tun_chr_write_iter+0x113/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:1996
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]
vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686
ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
</TASK>
Allocated by task 6079:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
__kasan_mempool_unpoison_object+0xa0/0x170 mm/kasan/common.c:558
kasan_mempool_unpoison_object include/linux/kasan.h:388 [inline]
napi_skb_cache_get+0x37b/0x6d0 net/core/skbuff.c:295
__alloc_skb+0x11e/0x2d0 net/core/skbuff.c:657
napi_alloc_skb+0x84/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:811
napi_get_frags+0x69/0x140 net/core/gro.c:673
tun_napi_alloc_frags drivers/net/tun.c:1404 [inline]
tun_get_user+0x77c/0x3e20 drivers/net/tun.c:1784
tun_chr_write_iter+0x113/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:1996
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]
vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686
ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Freed by task 6079:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
__kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2422 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:4695 [inline]
kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4797
skb_pp_cow_data+0xdd8/0x13e0 net/core/skbuff.c:969
netif_skb_check_for_xdp net/core/dev.c:5390 [inline]
netif_receive_generic_xdp net/core/dev.c:5431 [inline]
do_xdp_generic+0x699/0x11a0 net/core/dev.c:5499
tun_get_user+0x2523/0x3e20 drivers/net/tun.c:1872
tun_chr_write_iter+0x113/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:1996
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]
vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686
ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
After commit e6d5dbdd20aa ("xdp: add multi-buff support for xdp running in
generic mode"), the original skb may be freed in skb_pp_cow_data() when
XDP program was attached, which was allocated in tun_napi_alloc_frags().
However, the napi->skb still point to the original skb, update it after
XDP process.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a use-after-free (UAF) issue in the Linux kernel's network subsystem, specifically related to the tun driver and XDP (eXpress Data Path) processing. After a certain commit, the original socket buffer (skb) may be freed during processing, but a pointer (napi->skb) still references this freed memory, leading to a use-after-free condition. This can cause kernel crashes or undefined behavior when the kernel tries to access freed memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can lead to kernel crashes or instability due to use-after-free memory access. Exploiting this flaw could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel space or cause denial of service by crashing the system.
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