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GHSA-2JCW-RXCR-PWMP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-15 09:36 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: avoid too many retransmit packets

If a TCP socket is using TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, and the other peer retracted its window to zero, tcp_retransmit_timer() can retransmit a packet every two jiffies (2 ms for HZ=1000), for about 4 minutes after TCP_USER_TIMEOUT has 'expired'.

The fix is to make sure tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() takes icsk->icsk_user_timeout into account.

Before blamed commit, the socket would not timeout after icsk->icsk_user_timeout, but would use standard exponential backoff for the retransmits.

Also worth noting that before commit e89688e3e978 ("net: tcp: fix unexcepted socket die when snd_wnd is 0"), the issue would last 2 minutes instead of 4.

Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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  "aliases": [
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntcp: avoid too many retransmit packets\n\nIf a TCP socket is using TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, and the other peer\nretracted its window to zero, tcp_retransmit_timer() can\nretransmit a packet every two jiffies (2 ms for HZ=1000),\nfor about 4 minutes after TCP_USER_TIMEOUT has \u0027expired\u0027.\n\nThe fix is to make sure tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() takes\nicsk-\u003eicsk_user_timeout into account.\n\nBefore blamed commit, the socket would not timeout after\nicsk-\u003eicsk_user_timeout, but would use standard exponential\nbackoff for the retransmits.\n\nAlso worth noting that before commit e89688e3e978 (\"net: tcp:\nfix unexcepted socket die when snd_wnd is 0\"), the issue\nwould last 2 minutes instead of 4.",
  "id": "GHSA-2jcw-rxcr-pwmp",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:58Z",
  "published": "2024-07-15T09:36:30Z",
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