CVE-2022-2961

kernel: race condition in rose_bind()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 23, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in the way a user triggers a race condition by calling bind while simultaneously triggering the rose_bind() function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Statement

The Kernel config param CONFIG_AX25 enabled only for Fedora, so all versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not affected.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')