VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-49596

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_min_snd_mss.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_min_snd_mss. While reading sysctl_tcp_min_snd_mss, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers.

CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-362
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a39feb58910a7f7746b1770ee5578cc551fe6Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc9357282df055e30990b29f4b7afa53ab42cdbPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78eb166cdefcc3221c8c7c1e2d514e91a2eb5014Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97992e8feff33b3ae154a113ec398546bbacda80Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb96b69f5909ffcdd6f1e0902219fc6d7689ff7Patch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.