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Cuando el tama\u00f1o &gt; 0, nfs4_listxattr() no devuelve un error porque generic_listxattr() o nfs4_listxattr_nfs4_label() consume exactamente todos los bytes, entonces el tama\u00f1o es 0 al llamar a nfs4_listxattr_nfs4_user(), lo que luego activa el siguiente ERROR del kernel: [99.403778] ERROR del kernel en mm/usercopy.c:102! [99.404063] Error interno: Ups - ERROR: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP [99.408463] CPU: 0 PID: 3310 Comm: python3 No contaminado 6.6.0-61.fc40.aarch64 #1 [ 99.415827] Seguimiento de llamadas: [ 99.41 5985] usercopy_abort+0x70/0xa0 [ 99.416227] __check_heap_object+0x134/0x158 [ 99.416505] check_heap_object+0x150/0x188 [ 99.416696] __check_object_size.part.0+0x78/0x168 [ 99.416886 ] __check_object_size+0x28/0x40 [ 99.417078] listxattr+0x8c/0x120 [ 99.417252] path_listxattr+0x78/0xe0 [ 99.417476] __arm64_sys_listxattr+0x28/0x40 [ 99.417723] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100 [ 99.417929] 48/0xf0 [ 99.418186] do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 [ 99.418376] el0_svc+0x3c/ 0x110 [ 99.418554] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 [ 99.418788] el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198 [ 99.418994] C\u00f3digo: aa0003e3 d000a3e0 91310000 97f49bdb (d42 10000) El problema se reproduce cuando generic_listxattr() devuelve 'system.nfs4_acl', llamando as\u00ed a lisxattr() con tama\u00f1o = 16 activar\u00e1 el error. Agregue verificaci\u00f3n en nfs4_listxattr() para devolver el error ERANGE cuando se llama con un tama\u00f1o &gt; 0 y el valor de retorno es mayor que el tama\u00f1o."}], "id": "CVE-2024-26870", "lastModified": "2026-08-04T11:17:15.790", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2024-26870", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-05-28T19:56:13.503124Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2024-04-17T11:15:09.460", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e828b3f1b206de08ef520fc46a40b22e1869cb"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23bfecb4d852751d5e403557dd500bb563313baf"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/251a658bbfceafb4d58c76b77682c8bf7bcfad65"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4403438eaca6e91f02d272211c4d6b045092396b"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79cdcc765969d23f4e3d6ea115660c3333498768"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80365c9f96015bbf048fdd6c8705d3f8770132bf"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d52865ff28245fc2134da9f99baff603a24407a"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e828b3f1b206de08ef520fc46a40b22e1869cb"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23bfecb4d852751d5e403557dd500bb563313baf"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/251a658bbfceafb4d58c76b77682c8bf7bcfad65"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4403438eaca6e91f02d272211c4d6b045092396b"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79cdcc765969d23f4e3d6ea115660c3333498768"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80365c9f96015bbf048fdd6c8705d3f8770132bf"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d52865ff28245fc2134da9f99baff603a24407a"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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When size > 0,\nnfs4_listxattr() does not return an error because either\ngeneric_listxattr() or nfs4_listxattr_nfs4_label() consumes\nexactly all the bytes then size is 0 when calling\nnfs4_listxattr_nfs4_user() which then triggers the following\nkernel BUG:\n[ 99.403778] kernel BUG at mm/usercopy.c:102!\n[ 99.404063] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP\n[ 99.408463] CPU: 0 PID: 3310 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.6.0-61.fc40.aarch64 #1\n[ 99.415827] Call trace:\n[ 99.415985] usercopy_abort+0x70/0xa0\n[ 99.416227] __check_heap_object+0x134/0x158\n[ 99.416505] check_heap_object+0x150/0x188\n[ 99.416696] __check_object_size.part.0+0x78/0x168\n[ 99.416886] __check_object_size+0x28/0x40\n[ 99.417078] listxattr+0x8c/0x120\n[ 99.417252] path_listxattr+0x78/0xe0\n[ 99.417476] __arm64_sys_listxattr+0x28/0x40\n[ 99.417723] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100\n[ 99.417929] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0\n[ 99.418186] do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n[ 99.418376] el0_svc+0x3c/0x110\n[ 99.418554] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n[ 99.418788] el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198\n[ 99.418994] Code: aa0003e3 d000a3e0 91310000 97f49bdb (d4210000)\nIssue is reproduced when generic_listxattr() returns 'system.nfs4_acl',\nthus calling lisxattr() with size = 16 will trigger the bug.\nAdd check on nfs4_listxattr() to return ERANGE error when it is\ncalled with size > 0 and the return value is greater than size.", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A system error can be reliably replicated with specific filesystem settings, allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service."], "name": "CVE-2024-26870", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2024-04-17T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26870\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26870\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024041738-CVE-2024-26870-7aea@gregkh/T"], "statement": "Within regulated environments, a combination of the following controls acts as a significant barrier to successfully exploiting a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability and therefore downgrades the severity of this particular CVE from Moderate to Low.\nRed Hat enforces the principle of least functionality, ensuring that only essential features, services, and ports are enabled. This minimizes the number of components that could be affected by input validation vulnerabilities. Security testing and evaluation standards are implemented within the environment to rigorously test input validation mechanisms during the development lifecycle, while static code analysis identifies potential input validation vulnerabilities by default. Process isolation ensures that processes handling potentially malicious or unvalidated inputs run in isolated environments by separating execution domains for each process. Malicious code protections, such as IPS/IDS and antimalware solutions, help detect and mitigate malicious payloads stemming from input validation vulnerabilities. Finally, robust input validation and error-handling mechanisms ensure all user inputs are thoroughly validated, preventing improperly validated inputs from causing system instability, exposing sensitive data, or escalating risks further.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}