CVE-2021-47146

mld: fix panic in mld_newpack()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 25, 2024 at 09:07 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mld: fix panic in mld_newpack() mld_newpack() doesn't allow to allocate high order page, only order-0 allocation is allowed. If headroom size is too large, a kernel panic could occur in skb_put(). Test commands: ip netns del A ip netns del B ip netns add A ip netns add B ip link add veth0 type veth peer name veth1 ip link set veth0 netns A ip link set veth1 netns B ip netns exec A ip link set lo up ip netns exec A ip link set veth0 up ip netns exec A ip -6 a a 2001:db8:0::1/64 dev veth0 ip netns exec B ip link set lo up ip netns exec B ip link set veth1 up ip netns exec B ip -6 a a 2001:db8:0::2/64 dev veth1 for i in {1..99} do let A=$i-1 ip netns exec A ip link add ip6gre$i type ip6gre \ local 2001:db8:$A::1 remote 2001:db8:$A::2 encaplimit 100 ip netns exec A ip -6 a a 2001:db8:$i::1/64 dev ip6gre$i ip netns exec A ip link set ip6gre$i up ip netns exec B ip link add ip6gre$i type ip6gre \ local 2001:db8:$A::2 remote 2001:db8:$A::1 encaplimit 100 ip netns exec B ip -6 a a 2001:db8:$i::2/64 dev ip6gre$i ip netns exec B ip link set ip6gre$i up done Splat looks like: kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:110! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC KASAN PTI CPU: 0 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 5.12.0+ #891 Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x15d/0x15f Code: 92 fe 4c 8b 4c 24 10 53 8b 4d 70 45 89 e0 48 c7 c7 00 ae 79 83 41 57 41 56 41 55 48 8b 54 24 a6 26 f9 ff <0f> 0b 48 8b 6c 24 20 89 34 24 e8 4a 4e 92 fe 8b 34 24 48 c7 c1 20 RSP: 0018:ffff88810091f820 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000089 RBX: ffff8881086e9000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000089 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffed1020123efb RBP: ffff888005f6eac0 R08: ffffed1022fc0031 R09: ffffed1022fc0031 R10: ffff888117e00187 R11: ffffed1022fc0030 R12: 0000000000000028 R13: ffff888008284eb0 R14: 0000000000000ed8 R15: 0000000000000ec0 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888117c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f8b801c5640 CR3: 0000000033c2c006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 skb_put.cold.104+0x22/0x22 ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x91/0xc0 mld_newpack+0x398/0x8f0 ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x600/0x600 ? lock_contended+0xc40/0xc40 add_grhead.isra.33+0x280/0x380 add_grec+0x5ca/0xff0 ? mld_sendpack+0xf40/0xf40 ? lock_downgrade+0x690/0x690 mld_send_initial_cr.part.34+0xb9/0x180 ipv6_mc_dad_complete+0x15d/0x1b0 addrconf_dad_completed+0x8d2/0xbb0 ? lock_downgrade+0x690/0x690 ? addrconf_rs_timer+0x660/0x660 ? addrconf_dad_work+0x73c/0x10e0 addrconf_dad_work+0x73c/0x10e0 Allowing high order page allocation could fix this problem.

Affected

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

2.6.35 ≤ v < 4.14.2352.6.35 ≤ v < 4.19.1932.6.35 ≤ v < 4.4.2712.6.35 ≤ v < 4.9.2712.6.35 ≤ v < 5.10.422.6.35 ≤ v < 5.12.92.6.35 ≤ v < 5.132.6.35 ≤ v < 5.4.1244.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2354.15 ≤ v < 4.19.1934.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1244.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2715.11 ≤ v < 5.12.95.5 ≤ v < 5.10.425.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc372e09ad107e78d69ff4d3b97a69f0aad2b77280f
Vendor states this is fixed in 020ef930b826d21c5446fdc9db80fd72a791bc21 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e35b7457b7b6e73ffeaaca1a577fdf1af0feca1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17728616a4c85baf0edc975c60ba4e4157684d9a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 221142038f36d9f28b64e83e954774da4d4ccd17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 37d697759958d111439080bab7e14d2b0e7b39f5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4b77ad9097067b31237eeeee0bf70f80849680a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a76fb9ba545289379acf409653ad5f74417be59c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in beb39adb150f8f3b516ddf7c39835a9788704d23 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.235 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.193 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.271 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.271 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.124 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020ef930b826d21c5446fdc9db80fd72a791bc21
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e35b7457b7b6e73ffeaaca1a577fdf1af0feca1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17728616a4c85baf0edc975c60ba4e4157684d9a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/221142038f36d9f28b64e83e954774da4d4ccd17
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d697759958d111439080bab7e14d2b0e7b39f5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b77ad9097067b31237eeeee0bf70f80849680a0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a76fb9ba545289379acf409653ad5f74417be59c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beb39adb150f8f3b516ddf7c39835a9788704d23

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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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