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 kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.232-176.381Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-devel | 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 python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf | Jun 28, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jun 15, 2021 | Apr 18, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Nov 10, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dlm-kmp-default | Jun 9, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1022-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1103-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1018-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1038-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1038-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1010-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1089-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1033-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.10.0-1033-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1118-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1041-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-147-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1075-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1035-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1030-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1036-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-59-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-hwe | 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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