# CVE-2024-35890: gro: fix ownership transfer > A missing socket reference cleanup in Linux kernel GRO handling causes a kernel bug and system crash when processing fragmented packets. - **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:** 19 May 2024 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35890, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35890, GHSA-j82p-r65h-xx77, RHSA-2024:11485, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35890 ## What is CVE-2024-35890? CVE-2024-35890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 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: gro: fix ownership transfer If packets are GROed with fraglist they might be segmented later on and continue their journey in the stack. In skb_segment_list those skbs can be reused as-is. This is an issue as their destructor was removed in skb_gro_receive_list but not the reference to their socket, and then they can't be orphaned. Fix this by also removing the reference to the socket. For example this could be observed, kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:3131! (skb_orphan) RIP: 0010:ip6_rcv_core+0x11bc/0x19a0 Call Trace: ipv6_list_rcv+0x250/0x3f0 __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x49d/0x8f0 netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x634/0xd40 napi_complete_done+0x1d2/0x7d0 gro_cell_poll+0x118/0x1f0 A similar construction is found in skb_gro_receive, apply the same change there. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35890? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `bpftool` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `bpftool-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-abi-stablelists` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-core` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-core` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-modules` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-modules-extra` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-doc` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-modules` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-modules-extra` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-tools` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-tools-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-tools-libs` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `perf` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `perf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `python3-perf` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `python3-perf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `bpftool` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `bpftool-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-abi-stablelists` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-core` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-core` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-modules` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debug-modules-extra` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | | `kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:4.18.0-372.133.1.el8_6 | Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-35890? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-35890 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35890 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35890 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-35890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 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-2024-35890 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. 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-2024-35890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35890/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35890 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35890 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35890 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35890/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.