Description
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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 | 4.19.191 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.10.38-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.10.38-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.10.38-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-77.86 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws +1 | 5.4.0-1051.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1013.16 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1046.49 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1018.19 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1041.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1048.52 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1038.41 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-151.157 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1109.116 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +1 | 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 4.15.0-1121.134 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 4.15.0-1106.120 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1046.49~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-77.86~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1097.99 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1078.86 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1048.52~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1038.41~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1028.32 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2051.53 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2033.37 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.15.0-1066.75 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 4.15.0-2016.18 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1109.116~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1121.134~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-151.157~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1078.86~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1121.134~14.04.1 | — |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992de06308d9a9584d59b96d294ac676f924e437
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9884f745108f7d25b189bbcd6754e284fb29ab68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1ea8bee75df8fe2184a50fcd0f70bf82986f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efe1532a6e1a8e3c343d04fff510f0ed80328f9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d7bedd507bb732e600403b7a96f9fe48d0ca31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d432592f30fcc34ef5a10aac4887b4897884493