CVE-2024-26663: Linux kernel · tipc: Check the bearer type before calling tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.15.0-1185.200~14.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:50 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.15.0-1185.200~14.04.1, 4.15.0-1177.190~16.04.1, 4.15.0-1185.200~16.04.1 +77
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6900-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-4 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Check the bearer type before calling tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add() syzbot reported the following general protection fault [1]: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000010: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000080-0x0000000000000087] ... RIP: 0010:tipc_udp_is_known_peer+0x9c/0x250 net/tipc/udp_media.c:291 ... Call Trace: <TASK> tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add+0x212/0x2f0 net/tipc/udp_media.c:646 tipc_nl_bearer_add+0x21e/0x360 net/tipc/bearer.c:1089 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1fc/0x2e0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:972 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1052 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x561/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1067 netlink_rcv_skb+0x16b/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2544 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1076 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x53b/0x810 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b7/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1909 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0xd5/0x180 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x6ac/0x940 net/socket.c:2584 ___sys_sendmsg+0x135/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2638 __sys_sendmsg+0x117/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2667 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 The cause of this issue is that when tipc_nl_bearer_add() is called with the TIPC_NLA_BEARER_UDP_OPTS attribute, tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add() is called even if the bearer is not UDP. tipc_udp_is_known_peer() called by tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add() assumes that the media_ptr field of the tipc_bearer has an udp_bearer type object, so the function goes crazy for non-UDP bearers. This patch fixes the issue by checking the bearer type before calling tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add() in tipc_nl_bearer_add().
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26663 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/3871aa01e1a779d866fa9dfdd5a836f342f4eb87 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ec8f0da93b8a9fba11600be8a90f0d73fb46f1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f70f0b412458c622a12d4292782c8e92e210c2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d7314f2fb9515bdaac9829d4d8eb34edd1fe95 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1701ea85ef0ec7be6a1b36c7da69f572ed2fd12 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3a5b31b43515b5752ff282702ca546ec3e48b6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/888e3524be87f3df9fa3c083484e4b62b3e3bb59 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd331dfd6023640c9669d0592bc0fd491205f87 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3871aa01e1a779d866fa9dfdd5a836f342f4eb87 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26663 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)