CVE-2024-56639

CVE-2024-56639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hsr: must allocate more bytes for RedBox support Blamed commit forgot to change hsr_init_skb() to allocate larger skb for RedBox case. Indeed, send_hsr_supervision_frame() will add two additional components (struct hsr_sup_tlv and struct hsr_sup_payload) syzbot reported the following crash: skbuff: skb_over_panic: text:ffffffff8afd4b0a len:34 put:6 head:ffff88802ad29e00 data:ffff88802ad29f22 tail:0x144 end:0x140 dev:gretap0 ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:206 ! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 7611 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x157/0x1d0 net/core/skbuff.c:206 Code: b6 04 01 84 c0 74 04 3c 03 7e 21 8b 4b 70 41 56 45 89 e8 48 c7 c7 a0 7d 9b 8c 41 57 56 48 89 ee 52 4c 89 e2 e8 9a 76 79 f8 90 <0f> 0b 4c 89 4c 24 10 48 89 54 24 08 48 89 34 24 e8 94 76 fb f8 4c RSP: 0018:ffffc90000858ab8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000087 RBX: ffff8880598c08c0 RCX: ffffffff816d3e69 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff816de786 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: ffffffff8c9b91c0 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000302 R11: ffffffff961cc1d0 R12: ffffffff8afd4b0a R13: 0000000000000006 R14: ffff88804b938130 R15: 0000000000000140 FS: 000055558a3d6500(0000) GS:ffff88806a800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f1295974ff8 CR3: 000000002ab6e000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> skb_over_panic net/core/skbuff.c:211 [inline] skb_put+0x174/0x1b0 net/core/skbuff.c:2617 send_hsr_supervision_frame+0x6fa/0x9e0 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:342 hsr_proxy_announce+0x1a3/0x4a0 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:436 call_timer_fn+0x1a0/0x610 kernel/time/timer.c:1794 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1845 [inline] __run_timers+0x6e8/0x930 kernel/time/timer.c:2419 __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2430 [inline] __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2423 [inline] run_timer_base+0x111/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2439 run_timer_softirq+0x1a/0x40 kernel/time/timer.c:2449 handle_softirqs+0x213/0x8f0 kernel/softirq.c:554 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:588 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:428 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu kernel/softirq.c:637 [inline] irq_exit_rcu+0xbb/0x120 kernel/softirq.c:649 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa4/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 </IRQ>

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56639?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hsr: must allocate more bytes for RedBox support Blamed commit forgot to change hsr_init_skb() to allocate larger skb for RedBox case. Indeed, send_hsr_supervision_frame() will add two additional components (struct hsr_sup_tlv and struct hsr_sup_payload) syzbot reported the following crash: skbuff: skb_over_panic: text:ffffffff8afd4b0a len:34 put:6 head:ffff88802ad29e00 data:ffff88802ad29f22 tail:0x144 end:0x140 dev:gretap0 ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:206 ! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 7611 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x157/0x1d0 net/core/skbuff.c:206 Code: b6 04 01 84 c0 74 04 3c 03 7e 21 8b 4b 70 41 56 45 89 e8 48 c7 c7 a0 7d 9b 8c 41 57 56 48 89 ee 52 4c 89 e2 e8 9a 76 79 f8 90 <0f> 0b 4c 89 4c 24 10 48 89 54 24 08 48 89 34 24 e8 94 76 fb f8 4c RSP: 0018:ffffc90000858ab8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000087 RBX: ffff8880598c08c0 RCX: ffffffff816d3e69 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff816de786 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: ffffffff8c9b91c0 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000302 R11: ffffffff961cc1d0 R12: ffffffff8afd4b0a R13: 0000000000000006 R14: ffff88804b938130 R15: 0000000000000140 FS: 000055558a3d6500(0000) GS:ffff88806a800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f1295974ff8 CR3: 000000002ab6e000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> skb_over_panic net/core/skbuff.c:211 [inline] skb_put+0x174/0x1b0 net/core/skbuff.c:2617 send_hsr_supervision_frame+0x6fa/0x9e0 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:342 hsr_proxy_announce+0x1a3/0x4a0 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:436 call_timer_fn+0x1a0/0x610 kernel/time/timer.c:1794 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1845 [inline] __run_timers+0x6e8/0x930 kernel/time/timer.c:2419 __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2430 [inline] __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2423 [inline] run_timer_base+0x111/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2439 run_timer_softirq+0x1a/0x40 kernel/time/timer.c:2449 handle_softirqs+0x213/0x8f0 kernel/softirq.c:554 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:588 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:428 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu kernel/softirq.c:637 [inline] irq_exit_rcu+0xbb/0x120 kernel/softirq.c:649 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa4/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 </IRQ>
How severe is CVE-2024-56639?
CVE-2024-56639 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-56639 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (8th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-56639?
CVE-2024-56639 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56639?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-56639 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2024-56639 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-53287.
When was CVE-2024-56639 published?
CVE-2024-56639 was published on 2024-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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