net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
tcp_set_default_congestion_control() is netns-safe in that it writes
to &net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, but it also sets
ca->flags |= TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED which is not namespaced.
This has the unintended side-effect of changing the global
net.ipv4.tcp_allowed_congestion_control sysctl, despite the fact that it
is read-only: 97684f0970f6 ("net: Make tcp_allowed_congestion_control
readonly in non-init netns")
Resolve this netns "leak" by only allowing the init netns to set the
default algorithm to one that is restricted. This restriction could be
removed if tcp_allowed_congestion_control were namespace-ified in the
future.
This bug was uncovered with
https://github.com/JonathonReinhart/linux-netns-sysctl-verify
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:45:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T13:46:12.794Z
Reserved: 2024-02-27T18:42:55.953Z
Link: CVE-2021-47010
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:24:39.534Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-02-28T09:15:38.657
Modified: 2025-03-19T15:30:02.273
Link: CVE-2021-47010
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