Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel ipv4

Published: 2025-02-26 | Updated: 2025-05-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-49590
CWE-ID	CWE-366
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition within a thread

EUVDB-ID: #VU104854

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49590

CWE-ID: CWE-366 - Race Condition within a Thread

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the add_grec(), igmpv3_send_report(), igmp_send_report(), igmp_heard_report(), igmp_heard_query(), __igmp_group_dropped(), igmp_group_added() and ip_mc_rejoin_groups() functions in net/ipv4/igmp.c. A local user can corrupt data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.9 - 5.19 rc6

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.