# CVE-2024-39487: bonding: Fix out-of-bounds read in bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set()

> An out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel bonding driver allows local attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted sysfs writes.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-47931, BELL-CVE-2024-39487, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39487, GHSA-q8cp-9q2j-mfj8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-39487

## What is CVE-2024-39487?

CVE-2024-39487 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Jul 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:

bonding: Fix out-of-bounds read in bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set()

In function bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set(), if newval->string is an
empty string, newval->string+1 will point to the byte after the
string, causing an out-of-bound read.

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in strlen+0x7d/0xa0 lib/string.c:418
Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881119c4781 by task syz-executor665/8107
CPU: 1 PID: 8107 Comm: syz-executor665 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc7 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:364 [inline]
 print_report+0xc1/0x5e0 mm/kasan/report.c:475
 kasan_report+0xbe/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588
 strlen+0x7d/0xa0 lib/string.c:418
 __fortify_strlen include/linux/fortify-string.h:210 [inline]
 in4_pton+0xa3/0x3f0 net/core/utils.c:130
 bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set+0xc2/0x910
drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:1201
 __bond_opt_set+0x2a4/0x1030 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:767
 __bond_opt_set_notify+0x48/0x150 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:792
 bond_opt_tryset_rtnl+0xda/0x160 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c:817
 bonding_sysfs_store_option+0xa1/0x120 drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c:156
 dev_attr_store+0x54/0x80 drivers/base/core.c:2366
 sysfs_kf_write+0x114/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x337/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:334
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2020 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x96a/0xd80 fs/read_write.c:584
 ksys_write+0x122/0x250 fs/read_write.c:637
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x40/0x110 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
---[ end trace ]---

Fix it by adding a check of string length before using it.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39487?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-39487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39487 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-2024-39487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39487 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Jul 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-2024-39487 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-2024-39487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39487

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39487/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.