CVE-2022-49572

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel Data Race in TCP Slow Start After Idle Configuration

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle. While reading sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b26e11b07a09b31247688bec61e2925d4a571b6

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369d99c2b89f54473adcf9acdf40ea562b5a6e0e

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e3f82a03ec8c3808e87283e12946227415706c9

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41aeba4506f6b70ec7500c6fe202731a4ba29fe5

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68b6f9506747d507c7bfa374d178929b4157e8c6

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4845b5713ab18a1bb6e31d1fbb4d600240b8b691

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7

EPSS 0.0018

EPSS Percentile 7.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-362

Status published

Products (21)

linux/Kernel 2.6.18 - 4.19.254linux

linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.208linux

linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.58linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.18.15linux

linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.134linux

Linux/Linux < 2.6.18

Linux/Linux 2.6.18

Linux/Linux 35089bb203f44e33b6bbb6c4de0b0708f9a48921 - 0e3f82a03ec8c3808e87283e12946227415706c9

Linux/Linux 35089bb203f44e33b6bbb6c4de0b0708f9a48921 - 369d99c2b89f54473adcf9acdf40ea562b5a6e0e

Linux/Linux 35089bb203f44e33b6bbb6c4de0b0708f9a48921 - 3b26e11b07a09b31247688bec61e2925d4a571b6

... and 11 more

Published Feb 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026