CVE-2022-49579

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.7 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 26, 2025

Updated: Mar 10, 2025

CWE ID 362

Summary

CVE-2022-49579 is a Linux kernel vulnerability that affected the handling of sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy. The issue involved data races, allowing the policy to be changed concurrently while being read. This created a potential security risk. To address the issue, the Linux kernel developers added the READ_ONCE() macro to the readers of sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy, ensuring that the policy value remains consistent during access.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/3uwEg5
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49579
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49579

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