Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49595

 

Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49595

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104857
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49595
CWE-ID: CWE-366
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the tcp_mtu_probe() function in net/ipv4/tcp_output.c. A local user can corrupt data.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2022-49595

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.18.15
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2512.4.0.0356

External References

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