Threats tagged 'ghsa-8w3x-69pj-572x'

A busy-wait loop vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TIPC subsystem (tipc_exit_net function) could cause excessive CPU usage and potential soft lockups under certain kernel configurations or high priority task conditions. The issue arises when the busy loop waits for UDP bearer cleanup to complete but does not yield CPU properly, leading to wasted CPU cycles. This has been fixed by replacing the busy loop with a proper wait mechanism that allows the thread to sleep until cleanup is done.