Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47242)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47242). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: fix soft lookup in subflow_error_report()
Maxim reported a soft lookup in subflow_error_report():
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! [swapper/0:0]
RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath
RSP: 0018:ffffa859c0003bc0 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000101 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: ffff9195c2772d88 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9195c2772d88
RBP: ffff9195c2772d00 R08: 00000000000067b0 R09: c6e31da9eb1e44f4
R10: ffff9195ef379700 R11: ffff9195edb50710 R12: ffff9195c2772d88
R13: ffff9195f500e3d0 R14: ffff9195ef379700 R15: ffff9195ef379700
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff91961f400000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000c000407000 CR3: 0000000002988000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
Call Trace:
_raw_spin_lock_bh
subflow_error_report
mptcp_subflow_data_available
__mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow
mptcp_data_ready
tcp_data_queue
tcp_rcv_established
tcp_v4_do_rcv
tcp_v4_rcv
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu
ip_local_deliver_finish
__netif_receive_skb_one_core
netif_receive_skb
rtl8139_poll 8139too
__napi_poll
net_rx_action
__do_softirq
__irq_exit_rcu
common_interrupt
The calling function - mptcp_subflow_data_available() - can be invoked
from different contexts:
- plain ssk socket lock
- ssk socket lock + mptcp_data_lock
- ssk socket lock + mptcp_data_lock + msk socket lock.
Since subflow_error_repor…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47242 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2021-47242" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47242 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47242 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org