CVE-2024-41007
LOW EPSS 13.6%
Published Jul 15, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
3.3 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 15, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: avoid too many retransmit packets If a TCP socket is using TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, and the other peer retracted its window to zero, tcp_retransmit_timer() can retransmit a packet every two jiffies (2 ms for HZ=1000), for about 4 minutes after TCP_USER_TIMEOUT has 'expired'. The fix is to make sure tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() takes icsk->icsk_user_timeout into account. Before blamed commit, the socket would not timeout after icsk->icsk_user_timeout, but would use standard exponential backoff for the retransmits. Also worth noting that before commit e89688e3e978 ("net: tcp: fix unexcepted socket die when snd_wnd is 0"), the issue would last 2 minutes instead of 4.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
13.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Affected Products 6
References 9
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04317a2471c2f637b4c49cbd0e9c0d04a519f570
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d7e64d70a11d988553a08239c810a658e841982
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cb64a1d2239cd0309f9b5038b05462570a5be1
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bb7670f92bfbd05fc41a8f9a8f358b7ffed65f4
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a9063518f198ec0adb2ecb89789de342bb8283
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2346fca5bed130dc712f276ac63450201d52969
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfcdd7f89e401d2c6616be90c76c2fac3fa98fde
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e113cddefa27bbf5a79f72387b8fbd432a61a466
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04317a2471c2f637b4c49cbd0e9c0d04a519f570
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d7e64d70a11d988553a08239c810a658e841982
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cb64a1d2239cd0309f9b5038b05462570a5be1
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bb7670f92bfbd05fc41a8f9a8f358b7ffed65f4
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a9063518f198ec0adb2ecb89789de342bb8283
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2346fca5bed130dc712f276ac63450201d52969
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfcdd7f89e401d2c6616be90c76c2fac3fa98fde
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e113cddefa27bbf5a79f72387b8fbd432a61a466