Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49594
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49594
CWE-ID: CWE-366
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 corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the tcp_mtu_probing() function in net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c. A local user can corrupt data.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49594
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033963b220633ed1602d458e7e4ac06afa9fefb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e92d4423615a5257d0d871fc067aa561f597deb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc36c37f5fe066c4708e623ead96dc8f57224bf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5bece4df6090395f891110ef52a6f82d16685db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ecbf3f0aa88277d43908c53b99399d55729ff9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.15