🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix Out-of-Bounds Memory Read in sk_buff Processing - #41
🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix Out-of-Bounds Memory Read in sk_buff Processing#41maxugly wants to merge 1 commit into
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🚨 Severity: HIGH 💡 Vulnerability: Out-of-bounds kernel memory read when processing fragmented (non-linear) `sk_buff` structures using `memcpy`. 🎯 Impact: Potential kernel panic or memory disclosure due to reading past the allocated linear data buffer of an `sk_buff`. 🔧 Fix: Replaced `memcpy()` with `skb_copy_bits()` which safely handles non-linear sk_buff data, checking for read errors and returning `-EFAULT` if it fails. ✅ Verification: Module builds successfully and tests pass via `sudo ./scripts/nata-bench-once.sh`. Co-authored-by: maxugly <64644401+maxugly@users.noreply.github.com>
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In @.jules/sentinel.md:
- Around line 10-13: Update the as-built specification for sim_tx_packet to
document that skb_copy_bits() failures return -EFAULT and leave the ring entry
unpublished, in addition to the existing -ENOSPC full-ring behavior. Synchronize
dependent references in the statistics section and .jules/sentinel.md with this
failure contract.
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| ## 2024-05-24 - Out-of-Bounds Read in Non-Linear sk_buff | ||
| **Vulnerability:** Out-of-bounds kernel memory read in `sim_tx_packet` caused by assuming `sk_buff` payloads are contiguous and using `memcpy` directly from `skb->data`. | ||
| **Learning:** `sk_buff` structures from the networking stack can be fragmented (non-linear). Direct memory copies can read past the end of the linear data segment. | ||
| **Prevention:** Always use `skb_copy_bits()` instead of `memcpy()` when reading from `sk_buff` structures that may originate from higher levels of the networking stack. |
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Add the sim_tx_packet failure contract to the spec’s as-built section.
The owning docs/specs/04-kernel-module.md entry still says sim_tx_packet only reports -ENOSPC on full ring. Add the copied behavior from the code: skb_copy_bits() failure returns -EFAULT and the ring entry remains unpublished. Dependents such as the statistics section and .jules/sentinel.md should be updated in the same pass.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In @.jules/sentinel.md around lines 10 - 13, Update the as-built specification
for sim_tx_packet to document that skb_copy_bits() failures return -EFAULT and
leave the ring entry unpublished, in addition to the existing -ENOSPC full-ring
behavior. Synchronize dependent references in the statistics section and
.jules/sentinel.md with this failure contract.
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🚨 Severity: HIGH
💡 Vulnerability: Out-of-bounds kernel memory read when processing fragmented (non-linear)
sk_buffstructures usingmemcpy.🎯 Impact: Potential kernel panic or memory disclosure due to reading past the allocated linear data buffer of an
sk_buff.🔧 Fix: Replaced
memcpy()withskb_copy_bits()which safely handles non-linear sk_buff data, checking for read errors and returning-EFAULTif it fails.✅ Verification: Module builds successfully and tests pass via
sudo ./scripts/nata-bench-once.sh.PR created automatically by Jules for task 16371425559276823586 started by @maxugly
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