CVE-2022-49420 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49420
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-49420 Details

Status: Received on 26 Feb 2025, 07:01 UTC

Published on: 26 Feb 2025, 07:01 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49420 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49420: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: annotate races around sk->sk_bound_dev_if UDP sendmsg() is lockless, and reads sk->sk_bound_dev_if while this field can be changed by another thread. Adds minimal annotations to avoid KCSAN splats for UDP. Following patches will add more annotations to potential lockless readers. BUG: KCSAN: data-race in __ip6_datagram_connect / udpv6_sendmsg write to 0xffff888136d47a94 of 4 bytes by task 7681 on cpu 0: __ip6_datagram_connect+0x6e2/0x930 net/ipv6/datagram.c:221 ip6_datagram_connect+0x2a/0x40 net/ipv6/datagram.c:272 inet_dgram_connect+0x107/0x190 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:576 __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:1900 [inline] __sys_connect+0x197/0x1b0 net/socket.c:1917 __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:1927 [inline] __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:1924 [inline] __x64_sys_connect+0x3d/0x50 net/socket.c:1924 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae read to 0xffff888136d47a94 of 4 bytes by task 7670 on cpu 1: udpv6_sendmsg+0xc60/0x16e0 net/ipv6/udp.c:1436 inet6_sendmsg+0x5f/0x80 net/ipv6/af_inet6.c:652 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:705 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:725 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x39a/0x510 net/socket.c:2413 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2467 [inline] __sys_sendmmsg+0x267/0x4c0 net/socket.c:2553 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2582 [inline] __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2579 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0x53/0x60 net/socket.c:2579 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae value changed: 0x00000000 -> 0xffffff9b Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 PID: 7670 Comm: syz-executor.3 Tainted: G W 5.18.0-rc1-syzkaller-dirty #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 I chose to not add Fixes: tag because race has minor consequences and stable teams busy enough.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49420

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49420 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-49420

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49420.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-49420, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-49420, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2022-49420 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2022-49420 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2022-49420 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2022-49420 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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