5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-4129
Linux L2TP Denial of Service Null Pointer Dereference
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 28, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-4129 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Linux layer_2_tunneling_protocol

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-4129 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-4129 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-362
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/t [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/t [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221114191619.124659-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20221121085426.21315-1-jakub%40cloudflare.com/t [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JOKXNIM2R4FQCDRQV67UMAY6EBC72QFG/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7X5SPXMXXFANDASPCKER2JIQO2F3UHCP/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AM5KFIE6JNZXHBA5A2KYDZAT3MEX2B67/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/t No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/t Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/t No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/t Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:layer_2_tunneling_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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