CVE-2021-4442

tcp: add sanity tests to TCP_QUEUE_SEQ

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2024 at 09:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: add sanity tests to TCP_QUEUE_SEQ Qingyu Li reported a syzkaller bug where the repro changes RCV SEQ _after_ restoring data in the receive queue. mprotect(0x4aa000, 12288, PROT_READ) = 0 mmap(0x1ffff000, 4096, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x1ffff000 mmap(0x20000000, 16777216, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x20000000 mmap(0x21000000, 4096, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x21000000 socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_IP) = 3 setsockopt(3, SOL_TCP, TCP_REPAIR, [1], 4) = 0 connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET6, sin6_port=htons(0), sin6_flowinfo=htonl(0), inet_pton(AF_INET6, "::1", &sin6_addr), sin6_scope_id=0}, 28) = 0 setsockopt(3, SOL_TCP, TCP_REPAIR_QUEUE, [1], 4) = 0 sendmsg(3, {msg_name=NULL, msg_namelen=0, msg_iov=[{iov_base="0x0000000000000003\0\0", iov_len=20}], msg_iovlen=1, msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=0}, 0) = 20 setsockopt(3, SOL_TCP, TCP_REPAIR, [0], 4) = 0 setsockopt(3, SOL_TCP, TCP_QUEUE_SEQ, [128], 4) = 0 recvfrom(3, NULL, 20, 0, NULL, NULL) = -1 ECONNRESET (Connection reset by peer) syslog shows: [ 111.205099] TCP recvmsg seq # bug 2: copied 80, seq 0, rcvnxt 80, fl 0 [ 111.207894] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 356 at net/ipv4/tcp.c:2343 tcp_recvmsg_locked+0x90e/0x29a0 This should not be allowed. TCP_QUEUE_SEQ should only be used when queues are empty. This patch fixes this case, and the tx path as well.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.5 ≤ v < 4.19.1813.5 ≤ v < 5.10.243.5 ≤ v < 5.11.73.5 ≤ v < 5.123.5 ≤ v < 5.4.1064.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1065.11 ≤ v < 5.11.75.5 ≤ v < 5.10.245.12 rc15.12 rc2ee9952831cfd0bbe834f4a26489d7dce74582e37
Vendor states this is fixed in 046f3c1c2ff450fb7ae53650e9a95e0074a61f3e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 319f460237fc2965a80aa9a055044e1da7b3692a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b72d5a703842f582502d97906f17d6ee122dac2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3bf899438c123c444f6b644a57784dfbb6b15ad6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8811f4a9836e31c14ecdf79d9f3cb7c5d463265d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.181 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.106 (unaffected)

References (5)

ExploitPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046f3c1c2ff450fb7ae53650e9a95e0074a61f3e
ExploitPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/319f460237fc2965a80aa9a055044e1da7b3692a
ExploitPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b72d5a703842f582502d97906f17d6ee122dac2
ExploitPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf899438c123c444f6b644a57784dfbb6b15ad6
ExploitPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8811f4a9836e31c14ecdf79d9f3cb7c5d463265d

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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