Predictable Exact Value from Previous Values Affecting kernel-debug-devel-matched package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (32nd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-KERNELDEBUGDEVELMATCHED-18490707
  • published1 Aug 2026
  • disclosed19 Jul 2026

Introduced: 19 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-64024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-342  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 kernel-debug-devel-matched.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel-matched package and not the kernel-debug-devel-matched package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: fix stale per-CPU tcp_tw_isn leak enabling ISN prediction

Blamed commit moved the TIME_WAIT-derived ISN from the skb control block to a per-CPU variable, assuming the value would always be consumed by tcp_conn_request() for the same packet that wrote it. That assumption is violated by multiple drop paths between the producer (__this_cpu_write(tcp_tw_isn, isn) in tcp_v{4,6}_rcv()) and the consumer (tcp_conn_request()):

  • min_ttl / min_hopcount check
  • xfrm policy check
  • tcp_inbound_hash() MD5/AO mismatch
  • tcp_filter() eBPF/SO_ATTACH_FILTER drop
  • th->syn && th->fin discard in tcp_rcv_state_process() TCP_LISTEN
  • psp_sk_rx_policy_check() in tcp_v{4,6}_do_rcv()
  • tcp_checksum_complete() in tcp_v{4,6}_do_rcv()
  • tcp_v{4,6}_cookie_check() returning NULL

When a packet is dropped on any of these paths, tcp_tw_isn is left set.

The next SYN processed on the same CPU then consumes the non zero value in tcp_conn_request(), receiving a potentially predictable ISN.

This patch moves back tcp_tw_isn to skb->cb[], getting rid of the per-cpu variable.

Note that tcp_v{4,6}_fill_cb() do not set it.

Very litle impact on overall code size/complexity:

$ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t vmlinux.old vmlinux.new add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 2/1 up/down: 8/-15 (-7) Function old new delta tcp_v6_rcv 3038 3042 +4 tcp_v4_rcv 3035 3039 +4 tcp_conn_request 2938 2923 -15 Total: Before=24436060, After=24436053, chg -0.00%

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1