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CVE-2021-47515

seg6: fix the iif in the IPv6 socket control block

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: fix the iif in the IPv6 socket control block When an IPv4 packet is received, the ip_rcv_core(...) sets the receiving
interface index into the IPv4 socket control block (v5.16-rc4,
net/ipv4/ip_input.c line 510): IPCB(skb)->iif = skb->skb_iif; If that IPv4 packet is meant to be encapsulated in an outer IPv6+SRH
header, the seg6_do_srh_encap(...) performs the required encapsulation.
In this case, the seg6_do_srh_encap function clears the IPv6 socket control
block (v5.16-rc4 net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c line 163): memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb))); The memset(...) was introduced in commit ef489749aae5 ("ipv6: sr: clear
IP6CB(skb) on SRH ip4ip6 encapsulation") a long time ago (2019-01-29). Since the IPv6 socket control block and the IPv4 socket control block share
the same memory area (skb->cb), the receiving interface index info is lost
(IP6CB(skb)->iif is set to zero). As a side effect, that condition triggers a NULL pointer dereference if
commit 0857d6f8c759 ("ipv6: When forwarding count rx stats on the orig
netdev") is applied. To fix that issue, we set the IP6CB(skb)->iif with the index of the
receiving interface once again.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: seg6: corrige el iif en el bloque de control del socket IPv6 Cuando se recibe un paquete IPv4, ip_rcv_core(...) establece el índice de la interfaz de recepción en el bloque de control del socket IPv4 (v5 .16-rc4, net/ipv4/ip_input.c línea 510): IPCB(skb)->iif = skb->skb_iif; Si ese paquete IPv4 debe encapsularse en un encabezado IPv6+SRH externo, seg6_do_srh_encap(...) realiza la encapsulación requerida. En este caso, la función seg6_do_srh_encap borra el bloque de control del socket IPv6 (v5.16-rc4 net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c línea 163): memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb))); El memset(...) se introdujo en El commit ef489749aae5 ("ipv6: sr: clear IP6CB(skb) en la encapsulación SRH ip4ip6") hace mucho tiempo (29 de enero de 2019). Dado que el bloque de control del socket IPv6 y el bloque de control del socket IPv4 comparten la misma área de memoria (skb->cb), la información del índice de la interfaz de recepción se pierde (IP6CB(skb)->iif se establece en cero). Como efecto secundario, esa condición desencadena una desreferencia del puntero NULL si se aplica el commit 0857d6f8c759 ("ipv6: al reenviar estadísticas de recuento de rx en el netdev original"). Para solucionar ese problema, configuramos IP6CB(skb)->iif con el índice de la interfaz de recepción una vez más.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: fix the iif in the IPv6 socket control block When an IPv4 packet is received, the ip_rcv_core(...) sets the receiving interface index into the IPv4 socket control block (v5.16-rc4, net/ipv4/ip_input.c line 510): IPCB(skb)->iif = skb->skb_iif; If that IPv4 packet is meant to be encapsulated in an outer IPv6+SRH header, the seg6_do_srh_encap(...) performs the required encapsulation. In this case, the seg6_do_srh_encap function clears the IPv6 socket control block (v5.16-rc4 net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c line 163): memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb))); The memset(...) was introduced in commit ef489749aae5 ("ipv6: sr: clear IP6CB(skb) on SRH ip4ip6 encapsulation") a long time ago (2019-01-29). Since the IPv6 socket control block and the IPv4 socket control block share the same memory area (skb->cb), the receiving interface index info is lost (IP6CB(skb)->iif is set to zero). As a side effect, that condition triggers a NULL pointer dereference if commit 0857d6f8c759 ("ipv6: When forwarding count rx stats on the orig netdev") is applied. To fix that issue, we set the IP6CB(skb)->iif with the index of the receiving interface once again.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 4.14.98 < 4.14.258
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.19.20 < 4.19.221
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.4.165
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.10.85
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.15.8
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Linux
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>= 5.0 < 5.16
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Linux
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4.20.7
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