{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2024-56636", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2024-12-27T15:00:39.839Z", "datePublished": "2024-12-27T15:02:38.946Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:56:19.267Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:56:19.267Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngeneve: do not assume mac header is set in geneve_xmit_skb()\n\nWe should not assume mac header is set in output path.\n\nUse skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.\n\nsysbot reported the following :\n\n WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline]\n WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline]\n WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline]\n WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11635 Comm: syz.4.1423 Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller-10296-gaaf20f870da0 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024\n RIP: 0010:skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline]\n RIP: 0010:eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline]\n RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline]\n RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039\nCode: 21 c6 02 e9 35 d4 ff ff e8 a5 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 fd f5 ff ff e8 97 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 d8 f5 ff ff e8 89 48 4c fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 41 e4 ff ff e8 7b 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 cd e7 ff ff\nRSP: 0018:ffffc90003b2f870 EFLAGS: 00010283\nRAX: 000000000000037a RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: ffffc9000dc3d000\nRDX: 0000000000080000 RSI: ffffffff86428417 RDI: 0000000000000003\nRBP: ffffc90003b2f9f0 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff\nR10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000002 R12: ffff88806603c000\nR13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8880685b2780 R15: 0000000000000e23\nFS: 00007fdc2deed6c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 0000001b30a1dff8 CR3: 0000000056b8c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0\nDR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\nDR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\nCall Trace:\n \n __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline]\n netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline]\n __dev_direct_xmit+0x58a/0x720 net/core/dev.c:4490\n dev_direct_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3181 [inline]\n packet_xmit+0x1e4/0x360 net/packet/af_packet.c:285\n packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3146 [inline]\n packet_sendmsg+0x2700/0x5660 net/packet/af_packet.c:3178\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:711 [inline]\n __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:726 [inline]\n __sys_sendto+0x488/0x4f0 net/socket.c:2197\n __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2204 [inline]\n __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2200 [inline]\n __x64_sys_sendto+0xe0/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2200\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/geneve.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "a025fb5f49ad38cf749753b16fcd031d0d678f2b", "lessThan": "d9fa09ca004befe9cf826d6820439cb6f93cecd7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "a025fb5f49ad38cf749753b16fcd031d0d678f2b", "lessThan": "b65958284401016b983078c68f70b047537f4aba", "status": 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"semver" }, { "version": "5.10.231", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.15.174", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.120", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.66", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.13", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.231" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", 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