CVE-2022-49595

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.7 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated: Mar 10, 2025
CWE ID 362

Summary

CVE-2022-49595 is a data-race vulnerability identified in the Linux kernel's tcp module. The issue arises from the concurrent modification of sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold while it is being read. This could potentially lead to incorrect or inconsistent data being processed, posing a security risk. To mitigate this vulnerability, the Linux kernel team has implemented the READ_ONCE() function to ensure that the value of sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold is properly synchronized during read operations.

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