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
History

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:24:39.534Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-02-28T09:15:38.657

Modified: 2024-08-07T16:35:01.387

Link: CVE-2021-47010

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47010 - Bugzilla