CVE-2021-47162

/// Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tipc: skb_linearize the head skb when reassembling msgs

It's not a good idea to append the frag skb to a skb's frag_list if

the frag_list already has skbs from elsewhere, such as this skb was

created by pskb_copy() where the frag_list was cloned (all the skbs

in it were skb_get'ed) and shared by multiple skbs.

However, the new appended frag skb should have been only seen by the

current skb. Otherwise, it will cause use after free crashes as this

appended frag skb are seen by multiple skbs but it only got skb_get

called once.

The same thing happens with a skb updated by pskb_may_pull() with a

skb_cloned skb. Li Shuang has reported quite a few crashes caused

by this when doing testing over macvlan devices:

[] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:1970!

[] Call Trace:

[] skb_clone+0x4d/0xb0

[] macvlan_broadcast+0xd8/0x160 [macvlan]

[] macvlan_process_broadcast+0x148/0x150 [macvlan]

[] process_one_work+0x1a7

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References