Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49672
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104858
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49672
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tun_detach_all() function in drivers/net/tun.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49672
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9bc84d311104906d2b4995a9a02d7b7ddab2db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8145f77d38de4f88b8a69e1463f5c09ba189d77c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82e729aee59acefe135fceffadcbc5b86dd4f1b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8661d4b8faa2f7ee7a559969c0a7c57f077b1728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8cf919022373c97a84fe596bbea544f909c485d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bec1be0a745ab420718217e3e0d9542a75108989
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.129