CVE-2022-4129

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to a race condition and NULL pointer dereference. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221114191619.124659-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20221121085426.21315-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221114191619.124659-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20221121085426.21315-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:linux:layer_2_tunneling_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2022-11-28 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-14 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4129

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4129

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4129

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

layer_2_tunneling_protocol

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-667

Improper Locking

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