CVE-2022-49420
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-49420 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: annotate races around sk->sk_bound_dev_if
UDP sendmsg() is lockless, and reads sk->sk_bound_dev_if while
this field can be changed by another thread.
Adds minimal annotations to avoid KCSAN splats for UDP.
Following patches will add more annotations to potential lockless readers.
BUG: KCSAN: data-race in __ip6_datagram_connect / udpv6_sendmsg
write to 0xffff888136d47a94 of 4 bytes by task 7681 on cpu 0:
__ip6_datagram_connect+0x6e2/0x930 net/ipv6/datagram.c:221
ip6_datagram_connect+0x2a/0x40 net/ipv6/datagram.c:272
inet_dgram_connect+0x107/0x190 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:576
__sys_connect_file net/socket.c:1900 [inline]
__sys_connect+0x197/0x1b0 net/socket.c:1917
__do_sys_connect net/socket.c:1927 [inline]
__se_sys_connect net/socket.c:1924 [inline]
__x64_sys_connect+0x3d/0x50 net/socket.c:1924
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSC
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0, < 5.18.3 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49420?
CVE-2022-49420 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49420?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49420?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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