A race condition in Linux kernel SCTP sockets (net/sctp/socket.c) before 5.12-rc8 can lead to kernel privilege escalation from the context of a network service or an unprivileged process. If sctp_destroy_sock is called without sock_net(sk)->sctp.addr_wq_lock then an element is removed from the auto_asconf_splist list without any proper locking. This can be exploited by an attacker with network service privileges to escalate to root or from the context of an unprivileged user directly if a BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_CREATE is attached which denies creation of some SCTP socket.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.232-176.381Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfo | May 26, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Nov 10, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 23, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-devel | Jun 28, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jun 15, 2021 | Apr 18, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Nov 10, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-macros | Jun 9, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1036-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.10.0-1033-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1118-azureUpgrade linux-image-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1033-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1030-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1075-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1041-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gkeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1035-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-genericUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1022-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1010-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1089-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1038-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1038-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1018-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1103-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-raspi | Jun 23, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 22, 2021 |
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