CVE-2024-35982

Siemens ProductCERT Advisory SSA-265688

mediumEPSS 0.3%

Description

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

batman-adv: Avoid infinite loop trying to resize local TT

If the MTU of one of an attached interface becomes too small to transmit the local translation table then it must be resized to fit inside all fragments (when enabled) or a single packet.

But if the MTU becomes too low to transmit even the header + the VLAN specific part then the resizing of the local TT will never succeed. This can for example happen when the usable space is 110 bytes and 11 VLANs are on top of batman-adv. In this case, at least 116 byte would be needed. There will just be an endless spam of

batman_adv: batadv0: Forced to purge local tt entries to fit new maximum fragment MTU (110)

in the log but the function will never finish. Problem here is that the timeout will be halved all the time and will then stagnate at 0 and therefore never be able to reduce the table even more.

There are other scenarios possible with a similar result. The number of BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE entries in the local TT can for example be too high to fit inside a packet. Such a scenario can therefore happen also with only a single VLAN + 7 non-purgable addresses - requiring at least 120 bytes.

While this should be handled proactively when:

  • interface with too low MTU is added
  • VLAN is added
  • non-purgeable local mac is added
  • MTU of an attached interface is reduced
  • fragmentation setting gets disabled (which most likely requires dropping attached interfaces)

not all of these scenarios can be prevented because batman-adv is only consuming events without the the possibility to prevent these actions (non-purgable MAC address added, MTU of an attached interface is reduced). It is therefore necessary to also make sure that the code is able to handle also the situations when there were already incompatible system configuration are present.

Metrics

Severity
medium
no public PoC known
5.1
Source: nvd-v3
17.9 %
Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
0.3 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2022-02-18 00:00 UTC

Affected operating systems

  • linux

    amazon / amazon_linux

  • linux

    suse / basesystem_module15

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux10.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux11.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux12.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux13.0

  • linux

    suse / development_tools_module15

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux8.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_aus8.4

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_aus8.6

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_eus10.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_eus8.4

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_eus9.4

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_eus9.6

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_tus8.6

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_tus8.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions8.6

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions8.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions9.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions9.2

  • linux

    opensuse / leap15.3

  • linux

    opensuse / leap15.4

Affected products

Products and version ranges extracted from the vendor/CERT advisory. A range like „<4.14.6“ implies the update recommendation „upgrade to 4.14.6 or later“.

  • android

    :linux_kernel::0

  • android

    :linux_kernel:Kernel

  • arista

    cloudvision_agni2024.4.0 – 2025.2.2

  • arista

    cloudvision_portal2024.2.0 – 2026.1.0

  • arista

    velocloud_edge4.5.0 – 6.4.1

  • arista

    velocloud_gateway

  • arista

    velocloud_orchestrator

  • bitnami

    java-min1.9.0

  • Dell

    ECS3.8.1.0

  • Dell

    NetWorkerVirtual Edition

  • Dell

    NetWorkervProxy

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain7.10.1.70

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain7.13.1.40

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain8.3.1.10

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain8.4.0.0

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain< 7.10.1.70

    fixed in 7.10.1.70

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain< 7.13.1.40

    fixed in 7.13.1.40

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain< 8.3.1.10

    fixed in 8.3.1.10

  • Dell

    PowerProtect Data Domain< 8.4.0.0

    fixed in 8.4.0.0

  • Dell

    PowerScale OneFSNode Firmware Package 14.1

  • Dell

    Secure Connect GatewayAppliance 5.32.00.18

  • Hitachi Energy

    RTU500< 13.9.1

    fixed in 13.9.1

  • HPE

    HP-UXOpenSSL Software <A.03.00.15.001

  • IBM

    AIX7.2

References & sources

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IDCVE-2024-35982
Siemens ProductCERT Advisory SSA-265688 — CVE-2024-35982 | NEOSEC Intel