CVE-2024-26781

mptcp: fix possible deadlock in subflow diag

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 4, 2024 at 08:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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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: mptcp: fix possible deadlock in subflow diag Syzbot and Eric reported a lockdep splat in the subflow diag: WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.8.0-rc4-syzkaller-00212-g40b9385dd8e6 #0 Not tainted syz-executor.2/24141 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888045870130 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tcp_diag_put_ulp net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c:100 [inline] ffff888045870130 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tcp_diag_get_aux+0x738/0x830 net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c:137 but task is already holding lock: ffffc9000135e488 (&h->lhash2[i].lock){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline] ffffc9000135e488 (&h->lhash2[i].lock){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: inet_diag_dump_icsk+0x39f/0x1f80 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1038 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (&h->lhash2[i].lock){+.+.}-{2:2}: lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x530 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline] __inet_hash+0x335/0xbe0 net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c:743 inet_csk_listen_start+0x23a/0x320 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1261 __inet_listen_sk+0x2a2/0x770 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:217 inet_listen+0xa3/0x110 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:239 rds_tcp_listen_init+0x3fd/0x5a0 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:316 rds_tcp_init_net+0x141/0x320 net/rds/tcp.c:577 ops_init+0x352/0x610 net/core/net_namespace.c:136 __register_pernet_operations net/core/net_namespace.c:1214 [inline] register_pernet_operations+0x2cb/0x660 net/core/net_namespace.c:1283 register_pernet_device+0x33/0x80 net/core/net_namespace.c:1370 rds_tcp_init+0x62/0xd0 net/rds/tcp.c:735 do_one_initcall+0x238/0x830 init/main.c:1236 do_initcall_level+0x157/0x210 init/main.c:1298 do_initcalls+0x3f/0x80 init/main.c:1314 kernel_init_freeable+0x42f/0x5d0 init/main.c:1551 kernel_init+0x1d/0x2a0 init/main.c:1441 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242 -> #0 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline] validate_chain+0x18ca/0x58e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 __lock_acquire+0x1345/0x1fd0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137 lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x530 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 lock_sock_fast include/net/sock.h:1723 [inline] subflow_get_info+0x166/0xd20 net/mptcp/diag.c:28 tcp_diag_put_ulp net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c:100 [inline] tcp_diag_get_aux+0x738/0x830 net/ipv4/tcp_diag.c:137 inet_sk_diag_fill+0x10ed/0x1e00 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:345 inet_diag_dump_icsk+0x55b/0x1f80 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1061 __inet_diag_dump+0x211/0x3a0 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1263 inet_diag_dump_compat+0x1c1/0x2d0 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1371 netlink_dump+0x59b/0xc80 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2264 __netlink_dump_start+0x5df/0x790 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2370 netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:338 [inline] inet_diag_rcv_msg_compat+0x209/0x4c0 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1405 sock_diag_rcv_msg+0xe7/0x410 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543 sock_diag_rcv+0x2a/0x40 net/core/sock_diag.c:280 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x7ea/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367 netlink_sendmsg+0xa3b/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1908 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2584 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2667 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x240 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77 As noted by Eric we can break the lock dependency chain avoid dumping ---truncated---

Affected

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

5.10.211 ≤ v < 5.10.2125.15.150 ≤ v < 5.15.1516.1.80 ≤ v < 6.1.816.6.19 ≤ v < 6.6.216.7.7 ≤ v < 6.7.9298ac00da8e6bc2dcd690b45108acbd944c347d35.10.2115.15.1506.1.806.6.196.7.771787c665d09a970b9280c285181d3a2d1bf3bb07d6e8d7ee13b876e762b11f4ec210876ab7aec848affdbb3e2ef6b6a3a467b87dc336dc601dc2ed9b8adb69a7d29c2d33eb327bca66476fb6066516be074c8297ee421e7ff352404262fe0e042954ab7
Vendor states this is fixed in 70e5b013538d5e4cb421afed431a5fcd2a5d49ee (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cc32ba2fdf3f8b136619fff551f166ba51ec856d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d487e7ba1bc7444d5f062c4930ef8436c47c7e63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6a9608af9a75d13243d217f6ce1e30e57d56ffe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f27d319df055629480b84b9288a502337b6f2a2e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fa8c776f4c323a9fbc8ddf25edcb962083391430 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.10.212, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.151, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.81, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e5b013538d5e4cb421afed431a5fcd2a5d49ee
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc32ba2fdf3f8b136619fff551f166ba51ec856d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d487e7ba1bc7444d5f062c4930ef8436c47c7e63
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a9608af9a75d13243d217f6ce1e30e57d56ffe
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f27d319df055629480b84b9288a502337b6f2a2e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa8c776f4c323a9fbc8ddf25edcb962083391430
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

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
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-667

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