VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-49629

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

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: nexthop: Fix data-races around nexthop_compat_mode. While reading nexthop_compat_mode, 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 · 7th 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/0d17723afea3ae8c9f245c9bbd2ba5945b77e812Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a51040d4b120f3520df64fb0b9c63b31d69bea9bPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3054f6fbccc90f14ecd6cf9b2c09a2401c64fdPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf00bf24bef9be1ca641a6390fd5487873e0d2ePatch

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