CVE-2022-49573

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.7 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 26, 2025

Updated: Mar 10, 2025

CWE ID 362

Summary

CVE-2022-49573 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. This issue lies in the tcp subsystem, where a data-race condition was discovered around sysctl_tcp_early_retrans. The vulnerability allows a concurrent change to occur while the sysctl_tcp_early_retrans variable is being read. To mitigate this risk, the Linux community has implemented the READ_ONCE() macro to ensure consistent and reliable access to the variable.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/3uuJyq
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49573
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49573

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