CVE-2022-50291
MediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: annotate data-races around kcm->rx_psock kcm->rx_psock can be read locklessly in kcm_rfree(). Annotate the read and writes accordingly. We do the same for kcm->rx_wait in the following patch. syzbot reported: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in kcm_rfree / unreserve_rx_kcm write to 0xffff888123d827b8 of 8 bytes by task 2758 on cpu 1: unreserve_rx_kcm+0x72/0x1f0 net/kcm/kcmsock.c:313 kcm_rcv_strparser+0x2b5/0x3a0 net/kcm/kcmsock.c:373 __strp_recv+0x64c/0xd20 net/strparser/strparser.c:301 strp_recv+0x6d/0x80 net/strparser/strparser.c:335 tcp_read_sock+0x13e/0x5a0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1703 strp_read_sock net/strparser/strparser.c:358 [inline] do_strp_work net/strparser/strparser.c:406 [inline] strp_work+0xe8/0x180 net/strparser/strparser.c:415 process_one_work+0x3d3/0x720 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x618/0xa70 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x1a9/0x1e0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306 read to 0xffff888123d827b8 of 8 bytes by task 5859 on cpu 0: kcm_rfree+0x14c/0x220 net/kcm/kcmsock.c:181 skb_release_head_state+0x8e/0x160 net/core/skbuff.c:841 skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:852 [inline] __kfree_skb net/core/skbuff.c:868 [inline] kfree_skb_reason+0x5c/0x260 net/core/skbuff.c:891 kfree_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1216 [inline] kcm_recvmsg+0x226/0x2b0 net/kcm/kcmsock.c:1161 ____sys_recvmsg+0x16c/0x2e0 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2743 [inline] do_recvmmsg+0x2f1/0x710 net/socket.c:2837 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2916 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2939 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:2932 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0xde/0x160 net/socket.c:2932 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd value changed: 0xffff88812971ce00 -> 0x0000000000000000 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 0 PID: 5859 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 6.0.0-syzkaller-12189-g19d17ab7c68b-dirty #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/22/2022
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
4.6
and later are affected. Fixed in
4.9.332,
4.14.298,
4.19.264,
5.4.223,
5.10.153,
5.15.77,
6.0.7,
6.1
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50291 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a0eb340c9a22e0f8c00d2c0c1a60695ead926a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13dba69e18d04c8eec7596369f2a0596b0260275
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15e4dabda11b0fa31d510a915d1a580f47dfc92e
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50291?
CVE-2022-50291 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and has been patched in 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. CVE-2022-50291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50291?
CVE-2022-50291 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50291?
Yes — CVE-2022-50291 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50291 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.