# CVE-2024-26625: llc: call sock_orphan() at release time

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel LLC protocol allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26625, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26625, GHSA-9rrq-f95g-4wmq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26625

## What is CVE-2024-26625?

CVE-2024-26625 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

llc: call sock_orphan() at release time

syzbot reported an interesting trace [1] caused by a stale sk->sk_wq
pointer in a closed llc socket.

In commit ff7b11aa481f ("net: socket: set sock->sk to NULL after
calling proto_ops::release()") Eric Biggers hinted that some protocols
are missing a sock_orphan(), we need to perform a full audit.

In net-next, I plan to clear sock->sk from sock_orphan() and
amend Eric patch to add a warning.

[1]
 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in list_empty include/linux/list.h:373 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in waitqueue_active include/linux/wait.h:127 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sock_def_write_space_wfree net/core/sock.c:3384 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sock_wfree+0x9a8/0x9d0 net/core/sock.c:2468
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88802f4fc880 by task ksoftirqd/1/27

CPU: 1 PID: 27 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc1-syzkaller-00049-g6098d87eaf31 #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
  __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
  dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x1b0 lib/dump_stack.c:106
  print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
  print_report+0xc4/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488
  kasan_report+0xda/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
  list_empty include/linux/list.h:373 [inline]
  waitqueue_active include/linux/wait.h:127 [inline]
  sock_def_write_space_wfree net/core/sock.c:3384 [inline]
  sock_wfree+0x9a8/0x9d0 net/core/sock.c:2468
  skb_release_head_state+0xa3/0x2b0 net/core/skbuff.c:1080
  skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:1092 [inline]
  napi_consume_skb+0x119/0x2b0 net/core/skbuff.c:1404
  e1000_unmap_and_free_tx_resource+0x144/0x200 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:1970
  e1000_clean_tx_irq drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:3860 [inline]
  e1000_clean+0x4a1/0x26e0 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:3801
  __napi_poll.constprop.0+0xb4/0x540 net/core/dev.c:6576
  napi_poll net/core/dev.c:6645 [inline]
  net_rx_action+0x956/0xe90 net/core/dev.c:6778
  __do_softirq+0x21a/0x8de kernel/softirq.c:553
  run_ksoftirqd kernel/softirq.c:921 [inline]
  run_ksoftirqd+0x31/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:913
  smpboot_thread_fn+0x660/0xa10 kernel/smpboot.c:164
  kthread+0x2c6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:388
  ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
  ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 5167:
  kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:47
  kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68
  unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:314 [inline]
  __kasan_slab_alloc+0x81/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:340
  kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:201 [inline]
  slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3813 [inline]
  slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3860 [inline]
  kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0x142/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:3879
  alloc_inode_sb include/linux/fs.h:3019 [inline]
  sock_alloc_inode+0x25/0x1c0 net/socket.c:308
  alloc_inode+0x5d/0x220 fs/inode.c:260
  new_inode_pseudo+0x16/0x80 fs/inode.c:1005
  sock_alloc+0x40/0x270 net/socket.c:634
  __sock_create+0xbc/0x800 net/socket.c:1535
  sock_create net/socket.c:1622 [inline]
  __sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1659 [inline]
  __sys_socket+0x14c/0x260 net/socket.c:1706
  __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1720 [inline]
  __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1718 [inline]
  __x64_sys_socket+0x72/0xb0 net/socket.c:1718
  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
  do_syscall_64+0xd3/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

Freed by task 0:
  kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:47
  kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68
  kasan_save_free_info+0x3f/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:640
  poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:241 [inline]
  __kasan_slab_free+0x121/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:257
  kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline]
  slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2121 [inlin
---truncated---

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26625?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26625?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26625 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26625 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26625/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26625/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26625
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26625
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26625

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