CVE-2021-47593

mptcp: clear 'kern' flag from fallback sockets

Published Jun 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mptcp: clear 'kern' flag from fallback sockets

The mptcp ULP extension relies on sk->sk_sock_kern being set correctly:
It prevents setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_ULP, "mptcp", 6); from
working for plain tcp sockets (any userspace-exposed socket).

But in case of fallback, accept() can return a plain tcp sk.
In such case, sk is still tagged as 'kernel' and setsockopt will work.

This will crash the kernel, The subflow extension has a NULL ctx->conn
mptcp socket:

BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in subflow_data_ready+0x181/0x2b0
Call Trace:
tcp_data_ready+0xf8/0x370
[..]

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 1:57 PM
Reserved
May 24, 2024, 3:11 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 19, 2024, 12:00 AM