CVE-2021-47597

inet_diag: fix kernel-infoleak for UDP 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:

inet_diag: fix kernel-infoleak for UDP sockets

KMSAN reported a kernel-infoleak [1], that can exploited
by unpriv users.

After analysis it turned out UDP was not initializing
r->idiag_expires. Other users of inet_sk_diag_fill()
might make the same mistake in the future, so fix this
in inet_sk_diag_fill().

[1]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:121 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copyout lib/iov_iter.c:156 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in _copy_to_iter+0x69d/0x25c0 lib/iov_iter.c:670
instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:121 [inline]
copyout lib/iov_iter.c:156 [inline]
_copy_to_iter+0x69d/0x25c0 lib/iov_iter.c:670
copy_to_iter include/linux/uio.h:155 [inline]
simple_copy_to_iter+0xf3/0x140 net/core/datagram.c:519
__skb_datagram_iter+0x2cb/0x1280 net/core/datagram.c:425
skb_copy_datagram_iter+0xdc/0x270 net/core/datagram.c:533
skb_copy_datagram_msg include/linux/skbuff.h:3657 [inline]
netlink_recvmsg+0x660/0x1c60 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1974
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:944 [inline]
sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:962 [inline]
sock_read_iter+0x5a9/0x630 net/socket.c:1035
call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2156 [inline]
new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:400 [inline]
vfs_read+0x1631/0x1980 fs/read_write.c:481
ksys_read+0x28c/0x520 fs/read_write.c:619
__do_sys_read fs/read_write.c:629 [inline]
__se_sys_read fs/read_write.c:627 [inline]
__x64_sys_read+0xdb/0x120 fs/read_write.c:627
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline]
__kmalloc_node_track_caller+0xe0c/0x1510 mm/slub.c:4974
kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:354 [inline]
__alloc_skb+0x545/0xf90 net/core/skbuff.c:426
alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1126 [inline]
netlink_dump+0x3d5/0x16a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2245
__netlink_dump_start+0xd1c/0xee0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2370
netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:254 [inline]
inet_diag_handler_cmd+0x2e7/0x400 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c:1343
sock_diag_rcv_msg+0x24a/0x620
netlink_rcv_skb+0x447/0x800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2491
sock_diag_rcv+0x63/0x80 net/core/sock_diag.c:276
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x1095/0x1360 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
netlink_sendmsg+0x16f3/0x1870 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1916
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:704 [inline]
sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:724 [inline]
sock_write_iter+0x594/0x690 net/socket.c:1057
do_iter_readv_writev+0xa7f/0xc70
do_iter_write+0x52c/0x1500 fs/read_write.c:851
vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:924 [inline]
do_writev+0x63f/0xe30 fs/read_write.c:967
__do_sys_writev fs/read_write.c:1040 [inline]
__se_sys_writev fs/read_write.c:1037 [inline]
__x64_sys_writev+0xe5/0x120 fs/read_write.c:1037
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Bytes 68-71 of 312 are uninitialized
Memory access of size 312 starts at ffff88812ab54000
Data copied to user address 0000000020001440

CPU: 1 PID: 6365 Comm: syz-executor801 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc3-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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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