Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50070

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50070

Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111594
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50070
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the mptcp_sendmsg_frag(), mptcp_subflow_get_send() and __mptcp_push_pending() functions in net/mptcp/protocol.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-50070

Install update from vendor's repository.

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