CVE-2024-40931

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.9-6.9.5 - Use of Uninitialized Resource in MPTCP

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: ensure snd_una is properly initialized on connect This is strictly related to commit fb7a0d334894 ("mptcp: ensure snd_nxt is properly initialized on connect"). It turns out that syzkaller can trigger the retransmit after fallback and before processing any other incoming packet - so that snd_una is still left uninitialized. Address the issue explicitly initializing snd_una together with snd_nxt and write_seq.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 17.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.162linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.95linux
linux/Kernel 5.9.0 - 5.10.221linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.6linux
Linux/Linux < 5.9
Linux/Linux 5.10.221 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.162 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.9
Linux/Linux 6.1.95 - 6.1.*
... and 11 more
Published Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026