Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49607
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104814
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49607
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the mutex_lock_double(), perf_event_set_output(), ring_buffer_get() and mutex_unlock() functions in kernel/events/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49607
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17f5417194136517ee9bbd6511249e5310e5617c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bbd868099287ff9027db59029b502fcfa2202a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43128b3eee337824158f34da6648163d2f2fb937
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e3c69803dada336893640110cb87221bb01dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98c3c8fd0d4c560e0f8335b79c407bbf7fc9462c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9391ff7a7c5f113d6f2bf6621d49110950de49c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da3c256e2d0ebc87c7db0c605c9692b6f1722074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f836f9ac95df15f1e0af4beb0ec20021e8c91998
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.290