CVE-2022-48944

sched: Fix yet more sched_fork() races

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 30, 2024 at 10:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched: Fix yet more sched_fork() races Where commit 4ef0c5c6b5ba ("kernel/sched: Fix sched_fork() access an invalid sched_task_group") fixed a fork race vs cgroup, it opened up a race vs syscalls by not placing the task on the runqueue before it gets exposed through the pidhash. Commit 13765de8148f ("sched/fair: Fix fault in reweight_entity") is trying to fix a single instance of this, instead fix the whole class of issues, effectively reverting this commit.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 5.10.80v ≥ 5.14.195.10.80 ≤ v < 5.115.14.19 ≤ v < 5.155.15.3 ≤ v < 5.15.275.16 ≤ v < 5.16.135.16 ≤ v < 5.1725d40b828fb855ee62e1039c65a666c9afd607863869eecf050416a1d19bac60926f6b5d64b0aa584ef0c5c6b5ba1f38f0ea1cedad0cad722f00c14a5.10.805.14.195.15.3c85c6fadbef0a3eab41540ea628fa8fe8928c820
Vendor states this is fixed in 3411613611a5cddf7e80908010dc87cb527dd13b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b1e8206582f9d680cff7d04828708c8b6ab32957 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c65cfd89cef669d90c59f3bf150af6458137a04f (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.27 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3411613611a5cddf7e80908010dc87cb527dd13b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e8206582f9d680cff7d04828708c8b6ab32957
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65cfd89cef669d90c59f3bf150af6458137a04f

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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