#VU104850 Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49586

 

#VU104850 Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49586

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104850
Vulnerability risk: 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-2022-49586
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 tcp_fastopen_no_cookie() and tcp_try_fastopen() functions in net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c, within the tcp_sendmsg_fastopen() and do_tcp_setsockopt() functions in net/ipv4/tcp.c, within the inet_listen() function in net/ipv4/af_inet.c. A local user can corrupt data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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