Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2022-49814kcm: close race conditions on sk_receive_queue
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: close race conditions on sk_receive_queue sk->sk_receive_queue is protected by skb queue lock, but for KCM sockets its RX path takes mux->rx_lock to protect more than just skb queue. However, kcm_recvmsg() still only grabs the skb queue lock, so race conditions still exist. We can teach kcm_recvmsg() to grab mux->rx_lock too but this would introduce a potential performance regression as struct kcm_mux can be shared by multiple KCM sockets. So we have to enforce skb queue lock in requeue_rx_msgs() and handle skb peek case carefully in kcm_wait_data(). Fortunately, skb_recv_datagram() already handles it nicely and is widely used by other sockets, we can just switch to skb_recv_datagram() after getting rid of the unnecessary sock lock in kcm_recvmsg() and kcm_splice_read(). Side note: SOCK_DONE is not used by KCM sockets, so it is safe to get rid of this check too. I ran the original syzbot reproducer for 30 min without seeing any issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-67.74 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1031.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1034.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1034.41.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1030.37 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1028.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1016.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1026.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1026.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1029.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-67.74 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1023.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1030.36 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1025.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49814 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before 22f6b5d47396b4287662668ee3f5c1f766cb4259ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before d9ad4de92e184b19bcae4da10dac0275abf83931ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before ce57d6474ae999a3b2d442314087473a646a65c7ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before 4154b6afa2bd639214ff259d912faad984f7413aab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before f7b0e95071bb4be4b811af3f0bfc3e200eedeaa3ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before bf92e54597d842da127c59833b365d6faeeaf020ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 – before 5121197ecc5db58c07da95eb1ff82b98b121a221 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.6 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f6b5d47396b4287662668ee3f5c1f766cb4259
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ad4de92e184b19bcae4da10dac0275abf83931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce57d6474ae999a3b2d442314087473a646a65c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4154b6afa2bd639214ff259d912faad984f7413a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b0e95071bb4be4b811af3f0bfc3e200eedeaa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf92e54597d842da127c59833b365d6faeeaf020
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5121197ecc5db58c07da95eb1ff82b98b121a221