VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-49603

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

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip: Fix data-races around sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority. While reading sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority, 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: 0.19% probability · 9th 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/11038fa781ab916535c53351537b22d6d405667dPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/351f81f7d7185d18a9ff76f8f8c2fa8c4eea563bPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf9e18d9a5e99e3c83482973557e9f047b051e7Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc03369d3277ae075ed421f0c8bf4adb5e65b74Patch

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