#VU108350 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49884
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108350
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-49884
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_unmap(), kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init() and kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_destroy() functions in virt/kvm/pfncache.c, within the kvm_xen_shared_info_init(), kvm_xen_vcpu_set_attr(), kvm_xen_init_vcpu(), kvm_xen_destroy_vcpu() and kvm_xen_destroy_vm() functions in arch/x86/kvm/xen.c, within the kvm_write_system_time(), kvm_pv_enable_async_pf_int() and kvm_arch_vcpu_create() functions in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.