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ip: Fix data-races around sysctl_ip_prot_sock.

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15
CVEs
CVE-2022-49578
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 20:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ip: Fix data-races around sysctl_ip_prot_sock.

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:23 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2022-49578

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15

Complete source record
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