CVE-2022-49149

rxrpc: Fix call timer start racing with call destruction

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix call timer start racing with call destruction The rxrpc_call struct has a timer used to handle various timed events relating to a call. This timer can get started from the packet input routines that are run in softirq mode with just the RCU read lock held. Unfortunately, because only the RCU read lock is held - and neither ref or other lock is taken - the call can start getting destroyed at the same time a packet comes in addressed to that call. This causes the timer - which was already stopped - to get restarted. Later, the timer dispatch code may then oops if the timer got deallocated first. Fix this by trying to take a ref on the rxrpc_call struct and, if successful, passing that ref along to the timer. If the timer was already running, the ref is discarded. The timer completion routine can then pass the ref along to the call's work item when it queues it. If the timer or work item where already queued/running, the extra ref is discarded.

Affected

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

4.15.1 ≤ v < 5.10.1105.11 ≤ v < 5.15.335.16 ≤ v < 5.16.195.17 ≤ v < 5.17.24.154.15 rc24.15 rc34.15 rc44.15 rc54.15 rc64.15 rc74.15 rc84.15 rc9a158bdd3247b9656df36ba133235fff702e9fdc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 051360e51341cd17738d82c15a8226010c7cb7f6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4a7f62f91933c8ae5308f9127fd8ea48188b6bc3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 54df5a37f1d951ed27fd47bf9b15a42279582110 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5e3c11144e557a9dbf9a2f6abe444689ef9d8aae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8cbf4ae7a2833767d63114573e5f9a45740cc975 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051360e51341cd17738d82c15a8226010c7cb7f6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7f62f91933c8ae5308f9127fd8ea48188b6bc3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54df5a37f1d951ed27fd47bf9b15a42279582110
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e3c11144e557a9dbf9a2f6abe444689ef9d8aae
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbf4ae7a2833767d63114573e5f9a45740cc975

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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