Deadlock Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.46.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-BPFTOOL-4327759
  • published2 Dec 2022
  • disclosed23 Sept 2022

Introduced: 23 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-4269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-833  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 bpftool to version 0:4.18.0-372.46.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:1130.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A 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.

CVSS Scores

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