SB2022120152 - Privilege escalation in Linux kernel networking
Published: December 1, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022120152
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3566)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tcp_getsockopt() and tcp_setsockopt() functions in net/ipv4/tcp.c, do_ipv6_setsockopt() function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c, and tcp_v6_connect() function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.