# CVE-2021-47132: mptcp: fix sk\_forward\_memory corruption on retransmission

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.12
- Published: 2024-03-15 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.11.4, fixed in 5.12
- Linux: 5.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix sk_forward_memory corruption on retransmission MPTCP sk_forward_memory handling is a bit special, as such field is protected by the msk socket spin_lock, instead of the plain socket lock. Currently we have a code path updating such field without handling the relevant lock: __mptcp_retrans() -> __mptcp_clean_una_wakeup() Several helpers in __mptcp_clean_una_wakeup() will update sk_forward_alloc, possibly causing such field corruption, as reported by Matthieu. Address the issue providing and using a new variant of blamed function which explicitly acquires the msk spin lock.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c78b1a95966a7bd2ddae05b73eafc0cda4fba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5941f066b4ca331db225a976dae1d6ca8cf0ae3

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