VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-49597

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_base_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_base_mss. While reading sysctl_tcp_base_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/30b73edc1d2459ba2c71cb58fbf84a1a6e640fbfPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7dea651b7fe0322be95054f64e3711afccc543Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514d2254c7b8aa2d257f5ffc79f0d96be2d6bfdaPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d78bc097cd8ebc6541e93316c9d9bf651b13e8Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca18116bc16ec31b9a3ce28ea1350badfa36128Patch

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