linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: close race conditions on sk_receive_queue...
CVE-2022-49814 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814, released May 1, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kcm: close race conditions on sk_receive_queue sk->sk_receive_queue is protected by skb queue lock, but for KCM sockets its RX path takes mux->rx_lock to protect more than just skb queue. However, kcm_recvmsg() still only grabs the skb queue lock, so race conditions still exist. We can teach kcm_recvmsg() to grab mux->rx_lock too but this would introduce a potential performance regression as struct kcm_mux can be shared by multiple KCM sockets. So we have to enforce skb queue lock in requeue_rx_msgs() and handle skb peek case carefully in kcm_wait_data(). Fortunately, skb_recv_datagram() already handles it nicely and is widely used by other sockets, we can just switch to skb_recv_datagram() after getting rid of the unnecessary sock lock in kcm_recvmsg() and kcm_splice_read(). Side note: SOCK_DONE is not used by KCM sockets, so it is safe to get rid of this check too. I ran the original syzbot reproducer for 30 min without seeing any issue.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 | May 1, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 | May 1, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.0.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49814 | May 1, 2025 |
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