Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-4129 (CCN-241397)

Assigned:2022-10-13
Published:2022-10-13
Updated:2023-05-03
Summary:Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a race condition and NULL pointer dereference flaw due to missing lock when clearing sk_user_data in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-4129

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla - BugĀ 2134528
CVE-2022-4129 kernel: l2tp: missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to NULL pointer dereference

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20224129-dos(241397)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel Web site
[PATCH net v4] l2tp: Serialize access to sk_user_data with sk_callback_lock

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Oval Definitions
Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8029
P
kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7539
P
kernel-64kb-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8090
P
reiserfs-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
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