CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-4129

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to a race condition and NULL pointer dereference. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

Risk Assessment

A local user can cause a system crash (denial of service), potentially leading to service interruption and requiring a restart. This may disrupt system availability.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Restrict local access to the system for untrusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to a race condition and NULL pointer dereference. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS