Release Date: | 2024-07-15 |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: avoid too many retransmit packets If a TCP socket is using TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, and the other peer retracted its window to zero, tcp_retransmit_timer() can retransmit a packet every two jiffies (2 ms for HZ=1000), for about 4 minutes after TCP_USER_TIMEOUT has 'expired'. The fix is to make sure tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() takes icsk->icsk_user_timeout into account. Before blamed commit, the socket would not timeout after icsk->icsk_user_timeout, but would use standard exponential backoff for the retransmits. Also worth noting that before commit e89688e3e978 ('net: tcp: fix unexcepted socket die when snd_wnd is 0'), the issue would last 2 minutes instead of 4.
See more information about CVE-2024-41007 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5.5 | CVSS Vector: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Privileges Required: | Low | User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12610 | 2024-09-10 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container) | ELSA-2024-12612 | 2024-09-11 |
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-7000 | 2024-09-24 |
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12610 | 2024-09-10 |
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12618 | 2024-09-12 |
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container) | ELSA-2024-12612 | 2024-09-11 |
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12618 | 2024-09-12 |
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