CVE-2022-49577: udp: Fix a data-race around sysctl_udp_l3mdev_accept.
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49577 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 26-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: Fix a data-race around sysctl_udp_l3mdev_accept. While reading sysctl_udp_l3mdev_accept, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its reader.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu110 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-128.144 | < 5.15.0-50.56
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1086.93 | < 5.15.0-1021.25
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 63a6fff353d01da5a22b72670c434bf12fa0e3b8, < f39b03bd727a8fea62e82f10fe2e0d753b9930ff | ≥ 63a6fff353d01da5a22b72670c434bf12fa0e3b8, < fcaef69c79ec222e55643e666b80b221e70fa6a8 | ≥ 63a6fff353d01da5a22b72670c434bf12fa0e3b8, < 3f2ac2d6511bb0652abf4d7388d65bb9ff1c641c | ≥ 63a6fff353d01da5a22b72670c434bf12fa0e3b8, < cb0d28934ca10f99c47e2c6f451405d6c954fe48 | ≥ 63a6fff353d01da5a22b72670c434bf12fa0e3b8, < 3d72bb4188c708bb16758c60822fc4dda7a95174 | 4.11
- linux_kernel≥ 4.11, < 5.4.208 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.134 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.58 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.18.15 | 5.19:rc1 | 5.19:rc2 | 5.19:rc3 | 5.19:rc4 | 5.19:rc5 | 5.19:rc6 | 5.19:rc7
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.18.16-1
3 vendors · 113 products