Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU104836

Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49640

Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU104836

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-49640

CWE-ID: CWE-366

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv() function in kernel/sysctl.c. A local user can corrupt data.

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