In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
tcp_set_default_congestion_control() is netns-safe in that it writes
to &net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, but it also sets
ca->flags |= TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED which is not namespaced.
This has the unintended side-effect of changing the global
net.ipv4.tcp_allowed_congestion_control sysctl, despite the fact that it
is read-only: 97684f0970f6 ("net: Make tcp_allowed_congestion_control
readonly in non-init netns")
Resolve this netns "leak" by only allowing the init netns to set the
default algorithm to one that is restricted. This restriction could be
removed if tcp_allowed_congestion_control were namespace-ified in the
future.
This bug was uncovered with
https://github.com/JonathonReinhart/linux-netns-sysctl-verify
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Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-02-28T08:13:29.051Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:25:44.662Z
Reserved: 2024-02-27T18:42:55.953Z
Link: CVE-2021-47010
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:24:39.534Z
NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-02-28T09:15:38.657
Modified: 2024-08-07T16:35:01.387
Link: CVE-2021-47010
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