CVE-2022-49572

kernel: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle.

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 26, 2025

Updated · November 4, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization