tcp: add sanity tests to TCP_QUEUE_SEQ
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.5 and later | 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, 5.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.5 and later Fixed in 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, 5.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 to before 4.19.181; 4.20 to before 5.4.106; 5.5 to before 5.10.24; 5.11 to before 5.11.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 to before 4.19.181; 4.20 to before 5.4.106; 5.5 to before 5.10.24; 5.11 to before 5.11.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, 5.12
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:4356 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-348.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-348.el8 +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4356 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4356 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9pf-68jx-89j3
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Exploit 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/319f460237fc2965a80aa9a055044e1da7b3692a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf899438c123c444f6b644a57784dfbb6b15ad6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046f3c1c2ff450fb7ae53650e9a95e0074a61f3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b72d5a703842f582502d97906f17d6ee122dac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8811f4a9836e31c14ecdf79d9f3cb7c5d463265d
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Sources
- CVE-2021-4442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9pf-68jx-89j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-4442 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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