sctp: do asoc update earlier in sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: do asoc update earlier in sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a There's a panic that occurs in a few of envs, the call trace is as below: [] general protection fault, ... 0x29acd70f1000a: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI [] RIP: 0010:sctp_ulpevent_notify_peer_addr_change+0x4b/0x1fa [sctp] [] sctp_assoc_control_transport+0x1b9/0x210 [sctp] [] sctp_do_8_2_transport_strike.isra.16+0x15c/0x220 [sctp] [] sctp_cmd_interpreter.isra.21+0x1231/0x1a10 [sctp] [] sctp_do_sm+0xc3/0x2a0 [sctp] [] sctp_generate_timeout_event+0x81/0xf0 [sctp] This is caused by a transport use-after-free issue. When processing a duplicate COOKIE-ECHO chunk in sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a(), both COOKIE-ACK and SHUTDOWN chunks are allocated with the transort from the new asoc. However, later in the sideeffect machine, the old asoc is used to send them out and old asoc's shutdown_last_sent_to is set to the transport that SHUTDOWN chunk attached to in sctp_cmd_setup_t2(), which actually belongs to the new asoc. After the new_asoc is freed and the old asoc T2 timeout, the old asoc's shutdown_last_sent_to that is already freed would be accessed in sctp_sf_t2_timer_expire(). Thanks Alexander and Jere for helping dig into this issue. To fix it, this patch is to do the asoc update first, then allocate the COOKIE-ACK and SHUTDOWN chunks with the 'updated' old asoc. This would make more sense, as a chunk from an asoc shouldn't be sent out with another asoc. We had fixed quite a few issues caused by this.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.19.123 to before 4.19.191; 5.4.41 to before 5.4.120; 5.6.13 to before 5.7 | 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.7 and later | 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5, 5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19.123 to before 4.19.191; 5.4.41 to before 5.4.120; 5.6.13 to before 5.7 Fixed in 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.7 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.7 and later Fixed in 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5, 5.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.123 to before 4.19.191; 5.4.41 to before 5.4.120; 5.7 to before 5.10.38; 5.11 to before 5.11.22; 5.12 to before 5.12.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.123 to before 4.19.191; 5.4.41 to before 5.4.120; 5.7 to before 5.10.38; 5.11 to before 5.11.22; 5.12 to before 5.12.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.7
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5, 5.13
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 Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-46999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4xm-6jcf-xfq6
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d624f2991b977821375fbd56c91b0c91d456a697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1b31948c0af44628e43353828453461bb74098f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01988ecf3654f805282dce2d3bb9afe68d2691e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b877bad9bb0d82b7d8841be50872557090a704
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bfd913c2121b3d553bfd52810fe6061d542d625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b4f24415c854cd718ccdf38dbea6297f010aae
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Sources
- CVE-2021-46999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-46999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4xm-6jcf-xfq6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-46999 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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