CVE-2024-33621 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-33621
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-33621 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕖 15 Jul 2024, 07:15 UTC
Originally published on: 🕚 21 Jun 2024, 11:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 23 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-33621 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-33621: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvlan: Dont Use skb->sk in ipvlan_process_v{4,6}_outbound Raw packet from PF_PACKET socket ontop of an IPv6-backed ipvlan device will hit WARN_ON_ONCE() in sk_mc_loop() through sch_direct_xmit() path. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at net/core/sock.c:775 sk_mc_loop+0x2d/0x70 Modules linked in: sch_netem ipvlan rfkill cirrus drm_shmem_helper sg drm_kms_helper CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.9.0+ #279 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:sk_mc_loop+0x2d/0x70 Code: fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 65 0f b7 15 f7 96 a3 4f 31 c0 66 85 d2 75 26 48 85 ff 74 1c RSP: 0018:ffffa9584015cd78 EFLAGS: 00010212 RAX: 0000000000000011 RBX: ffff91e585793e00 RCX: 0000000002c6a001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000040 RDI: ffff91e589c0f000 RBP: ffff91e5855bd100 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 3d00545216f43d00 R10: ffff91e584fdcc50 R11: 00000060dd8616f4 R12: ffff91e58132d000 R13: ffff91e584fdcc68 R14: ffff91e5869ce800 R15: ffff91e589c0f000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff91e898100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f788f7c44c0 CR3: 0000000008e1a000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> ? __warn (kernel/panic.c:693) ? sk_mc_loop (net/core/sock.c:760) ? report_bug (lib/bug.c:201 lib/bug.c:219) ? handle_bug (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:239) ? exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:260 (discriminator 1)) ? asm_exc_invalid_op (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:621) ? sk_mc_loop (net/core/sock.c:760) ip6_finish_output2 (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:83 (discriminator 1)) ? nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:626) ip6_finish_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:222) ? __pfx_ip6_finish_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:215) ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3 (drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:602) ipvlan ipvlan_start_xmit (drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c:226) ipvlan dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3594) sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:343) __qdisc_run (net/sched/sch_generic.c:416) net_tx_action (net/core/dev.c:5286) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:555) __irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:589) sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1043) The warning triggers as this: packet_sendmsg packet_snd //skb->sk is packet sk __dev_queue_xmit __dev_xmit_skb //q->enqueue is not NULL __qdisc_run sch_direct_xmit dev_hard_start_xmit ipvlan_start_xmit ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3 //l3 mode ipvlan_process_outbound //vepa flag ipvlan_process_v6_outbound ip6_local_out __ip6_finish_output ip6_finish_output2 //multicast packet sk_mc_loop //sk->sk_family is AF_PACKET Call ip{6}_local_out() with NULL sk in ipvlan as other tunnels to fix this.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-33621

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-33621 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-33621

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-33621.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-33621, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-33621, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2024-33621 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-33621 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-33621 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.044% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 15.85% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 84.15% of others.

CVE-2024-33621 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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