CVE-2022-49578: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip: Fix data-races around sysctl_ip_prot_sock. sysctl_ip_prot_sock is accessed concurrently, and there is always a chance of data-race. So, all readers and writers need some basic protection to avoid load/store-tearing.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.11, before 5.10.134 (fixed in 5.10.134); from 5.11, before 5.15.58 (fixed in 5.15.58); from 5.16, before 5.18.15 (fixed in 5.18.15); version 5.19 only

Published 2025-02-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.