DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41007
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.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.162-1, 5.10.127-2, 5.10.179-5 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.76-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.82-1, 6.1.85-1 |
Timeline
- Jul 15, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated