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CVE-2021-47544

kernel: tcp: fix page frag corruption on page fault

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 24, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's TCP subsystem in the tcp_sendmsg_locked() function, which can lead to page fragment corruption during a page fault, which occurs when a TCP stream experiences nested access to the task page fragment due to a page fault while handling memory-mapped user-space data from a CIFS mount.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer