CVE-2022-49634
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: Fix data-races in proc_dou8vec_minmax(). A sysctl variable is accessed concurrently, and there is always a chance of data-race. So, all readers and writers need some basic protection to avoid load/store-tearing. This patch changes proc_dou8vec_minmax() to use READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() internally to fix data-races on the sysctl side. For now, proc_dou8vec_minmax() itself is tolerant to a data-race, but we still need to add annotations on the other subsystem's side.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49634
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49634.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.178-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.18.14-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.