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CVE-2022-4129 MEDIUM

Published: 2022-11-28 | Last Modified: 2025-04-14 | Status: Modified

Description

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.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se encontró una falla en Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) del kernel de Linux. Un bloqueo faltante al borrar sk_user_data puede provocar una condición de ejecución y una desreferencia del puntero NULL. Un usuario local podría utilizar esta falla para bloquear potencialmente el sistema y provocar una Denegación de Servicio (DoS).

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-667
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-667

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux layer_2_tunneling_protocol * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340cc5000> Application
fedoraproject fedora 35 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340cc55c0> Operating System
fedoraproject fedora 36 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384e13d80> Operating System
fedoraproject fedora 37 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3703bbb40> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:linux:layer_2_tunneling_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References