CVE-2022-4269

NameCVE-2022-4269
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. Using a specific networking configuration (redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred") a local unprivileged user could trigger a CPU soft lockup (ABBA deadlock) when the transport protocol in use (TCP or SCTP) does a retransmission, resulting in a denial of service condition.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2vulnerable
buster (security)4.19.282-1vulnerable
bullseye5.10.178-3vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.179-1vulnerable
bookworm, sid6.1.27-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)6.1.20-2

Notes

https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/33dc43f587ec1388ba456b4915c75f02a8aae226.1663945716.git.dcaratti@redhat.com/

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