SB20250226675 - Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel net
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226675
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition within a thread (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49572)
The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the tcp_cwnd_validate() function in net/ipv4/tcp_output.c. A local user can corrupt data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e3f82a03ec8c3808e87283e12946227415706c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369d99c2b89f54473adcf9acdf40ea562b5a6e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b26e11b07a09b31247688bec61e2925d4a571b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41aeba4506f6b70ec7500c6fe202731a4ba29fe5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4845b5713ab18a1bb6e31d1fbb4d600240b8b691
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68b6f9506747d507c7bfa374d178929b4157e8c6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.15