Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVE-2024-40931
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: ensure snd_una is properly initialized on connect This is strictly related to commit fb7a0d334894 ("mptcp: ensure snd_nxt is properly initialized on connect"). It turns out that syzkaller can trigger the retransmit after fallback and before processing any other incoming packet - so that snd_una is still left uninitialized. Address the issue explicitly initializing snd_una together with snd_nxt and write_seq.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
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- LOW
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- HIGH
CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
The software uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published