Vulnerability in Linux Apache (CVE-2021-47544)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux Apache (CVE-2021-47544). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: fix page frag corruption on page fault
Steffen reported a TCP stream corruption for HTTP requests
served by the apache web-server using a cifs mount-point
and memory mapping the relevant file.
The root cause is quite similar to the one addressed by
commit 20eb4f29b602 ("net: fix sk_page_frag() recursion from
memory reclaim"). Here the nested access to the task page frag
is caused by a page fault on the (mmapped) user-space memory
buffer coming from the cifs file.
The page fault handler performs an smb transaction on a different
socket, inside the same process context. Since sk->sk_allaction
for such socket does not prevent the usage for the task_frag,
the nested allocation modify "under the hood" the page frag
in use by the outer sendmsg call, corrupting the stream.
The overall relevant stack trace looks like the following:
httpd 78268 [001] 3461630.850950: probe:tcp_sendmsg_locked:
ffffffff91461d91 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x1
ffffffff91462b57 tcp_sendmsg+0x27
ffffffff9139814e sock_sendmsg+0x3e
ffffffffc06dfe1d smb_send_kvec+0x28
[...]
ffffffffc06cfaf8 cifs_readpages+0x213
ffffffff90e83c4b read_pages+0x6b
ffffffff90e83f31 __do_page_cache_readahead+0x1c1
ffffffff90e79e98 filemap_fault+0x788
ffffffff90eb0458 __do_fault+0x38
ffffffff90eb5280 do_fault+0x1a0
ffffffff90eb7c84 __handle_mm_fault+0x4d4
ff…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47544 has been found in Linux Apache.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux Apache CVE-2021-47544" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47544 (Linux Apache) — CVSS v3 9.8
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 (unclassified) exists in Linux Apache.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux Apache.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
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. Run grep -r 'Apache' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) 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
grep -r 'Apache' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Apacheを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
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
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47544 linux Fixed in: 5.15.15-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47544 linux
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org