CVE-2022-49814
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
01/05/2025
Last modified:
07/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
kcm: close race conditions on sk_receive_queue<br />
<br />
sk->sk_receive_queue is protected by skb queue lock, but for KCM<br />
sockets its RX path takes mux->rx_lock to protect more than just<br />
skb queue. However, kcm_recvmsg() still only grabs the skb queue<br />
lock, so race conditions still exist.<br />
<br />
We can teach kcm_recvmsg() to grab mux->rx_lock too but this would<br />
introduce a potential performance regression as struct kcm_mux can<br />
be shared by multiple KCM sockets.<br />
<br />
So we have to enforce skb queue lock in requeue_rx_msgs() and handle<br />
skb peek case carefully in kcm_wait_data(). Fortunately,<br />
skb_recv_datagram() already handles it nicely and is widely used by<br />
other sockets, we can just switch to skb_recv_datagram() after<br />
getting rid of the unnecessary sock lock in kcm_recvmsg() and<br />
kcm_splice_read(). Side note: SOCK_DONE is not used by KCM sockets,<br />
so it is safe to get rid of this check too.<br />
<br />
I ran the original syzbot reproducer for 30 min without seeing any<br />
issue.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 (including) | 4.14.300 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.267 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.225 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.156 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.80 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.0.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f6b5d47396b4287662668ee3f5c1f766cb4259
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4154b6afa2bd639214ff259d912faad984f7413a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5121197ecc5db58c07da95eb1ff82b98b121a221
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf92e54597d842da127c59833b365d6faeeaf020
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce57d6474ae999a3b2d442314087473a646a65c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ad4de92e184b19bcae4da10dac0275abf83931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b0e95071bb4be4b811af3f0bfc3e200eedeaa3



