In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: preserve skb_end_offset() in skb_unclone_keeptruesize() syzbot found another way to trigger the infamous WARN_ON_ONCE(delta < len) in skb_try_coalesce() [1] I was able to root cause the issue to kfence. When kfence is in action, the following assertion is no longer true: int size = xxxx; void *ptr1 = kmalloc(size, gfp); void *ptr2 = kmalloc(size, gfp); if (ptr1 && ptr2) ASSERT(ksize(ptr1) == ksize(ptr2)); We attempted to fix these issues in the blamed commits, but forgot that TCP was possibly shifting data after skb_unclone_keeptruesize() has been used, notably from tcp_retrans_try_collapse(). So we not only need to keep same skb->truesize value, we also need to make sure TCP wont fill new tailroom that pskb_expand_head() was able to get from a addr = kmalloc(...) followed by ksize(addr) Split skb_unclone_keeptruesize() into two parts: 1) Inline skb_unclone_keeptruesize() for the common case, when skb is not cloned. 2) Out of line __skb_unclone_keeptruesize() for the 'slow path'. WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 6490 at net/core/skbuff.c:5295 skb_try_coalesce+0x1235/0x1560 net/core/skbuff.c:5295 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 6490 Comm: syz-executor161 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc4-syzkaller-00229-g4f12b742eb2b #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:skb_try_coalesce+0x1235/0x1560 net/core/skbuff.c:5295 Code: bf 01 00 00 00 0f b7 c0 89 c6 89 44 24 20 e8 62 24 4e fa 8b 44 24 20 83 e8 01 0f 85 e5 f0 ff ff e9 87 f4 ff ff e8 cb 20 4e fa <0f> 0b e9 06 f9 ff ff e8 af b2 95 fa e9 69 f0 ff ff e8 95 b2 95 fa RSP: 0018:ffffc900063af268 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000ffffffd5 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff88806fc05700 RSI: ffffffff872abd55 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffff88806e675500 R08: 00000000ffffffd5 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffffff872ab659 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88806dd554e8 R13: ffff88806dd9bac0 R14: ffff88806dd9a2c0 R15: 0000000000000155 FS: 00007f18014f9700(0000) GS:ffff8880b9c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020002000 CR3: 000000006be7a000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> tcp_try_coalesce net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:4651 [inline] tcp_try_coalesce+0x393/0x920 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:4630 tcp_queue_rcv+0x8a/0x6e0 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:4914 tcp_data_queue+0x11fd/0x4bb0 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5025 tcp_rcv_established+0x81e/0x1ff0 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5947 tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x65e/0x980 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1719 sk_backlog_rcv include/net/sock.h:1037 [inline] __release_sock+0x134/0x3b0 net/core/sock.c:2779 release_sock+0x54/0x1b0 net/core/sock.c:3311 sk_wait_data+0x177/0x450 net/core/sock.c:2821 tcp_recvmsg_locked+0xe28/0x1fd0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2457 tcp_recvmsg+0x137/0x610 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2572 inet_recvmsg+0x11b/0x5e0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:850 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:948 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:966 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:962 [inline] ____sys_recvmsg+0x2c4/0x600 net/socket.c:2632 ___sys_recvmsg+0x127/0x200 net/socket.c:2674 __sys_recvmsg+0xe2/0x1a0 net/socket.c:2704 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-02-26T07:00:51.420
2025-10-15T19:46:25.620
Analyzed
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CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 4.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 4.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 4.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 4.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.15.33 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.16.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | < 5.17.2 | Yes |
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