GHSA-GWMG-Q555-3325

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-25 12:31 – Updated: 2026-07-27 06:30
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ipv4: bound TCP reordering sysctl writes and MTU probe sizes

Reject invalid net.ipv4.tcp_reordering values before they reach TCP socket state. The sysctl is stored as an int but copied into the u32 tp->reordering field for new sockets, so negative writes wrap to large values.

With tcp_mtu_probing=2, the wrapped value can overflow the tcp_mtu_probe() size calculation and drive the MTU probing path into an out-of-bounds read. Route tcp_reordering writes through proc_dointvec_minmax() and require it to be at least 1. Also require tcp_max_reordering to be at least 1 so the configured maximum cannot become negative either.

When registering the table for a non-init network namespace, relocate extra2 pointers that refer into init_net.ipv4 so the tcp_reordering upper bound follows that namespace's tcp_max_reordering.

Harden tcp_mtu_probe() itself by computing size_needed as u64. This keeps the send queue and window checks from being bypassed through signed integer overflow.

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-64422"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-25T10:17:26Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv4: bound TCP reordering sysctl writes and MTU probe sizes\n\nReject invalid `net.ipv4.tcp_reordering` values before they reach TCP\nsocket state. The sysctl is stored as an `int` but copied into the\n`u32` `tp-\u003ereordering` field for new sockets, so negative writes wrap\nto large values.\n\nWith `tcp_mtu_probing=2`, the wrapped value can overflow the\n`tcp_mtu_probe()` size calculation and drive the MTU probing path into\nan out-of-bounds read. Route `tcp_reordering` writes through\n`proc_dointvec_minmax()` and require it to be at least 1. Also require\n`tcp_max_reordering` to be at least 1 so the configured maximum cannot\nbecome negative either.\n\nWhen registering the table for a non-init network namespace, relocate\n`extra2` pointers that refer into `init_net.ipv4` so the\n`tcp_reordering` upper bound follows that namespace\u0027s\n`tcp_max_reordering`.\n\nHarden `tcp_mtu_probe()` itself by computing `size_needed` as `u64`.\nThis keeps the send queue and window checks from being bypassed through\nsigned integer overflow.",
  "id": "GHSA-gwmg-q555-3325",
  "modified": "2026-07-27T06:30:36Z",
  "published": "2026-07-25T12:31:35Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64422"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
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}



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