# CVE-2022-4269: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem.

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-12-05 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- n/a Linux kernel (TC subsystem): Since upstream commit 53592b3 (v4.10-rc1)

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/33dc43f587ec1388ba456b4915c75f02a8aae226.1663945716.git.dcaratti%40redhat.com/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html

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