SB20250226660 - Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel mellanox mlxsw driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226660
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition within a thread (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49603)
The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the ip_forward() function in net/ipv4/ip_forward.c, within the mlxsw_sp_dscp_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c. A local user can corrupt data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11038fa781ab916535c53351537b22d6d405667d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/351f81f7d7185d18a9ff76f8f8c2fa8c4eea563b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf9e18d9a5e99e3c83482973557e9f047b051e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc03369d3277ae075ed421f0c8bf4adb5e65b74
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.15