CVE-2022-49768: 9p: trans_fd/p9_conn_cancel: drop client lock earlier
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49768 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 01-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: trans_fd/p9_conn_cancel: drop client lock earlier syzbot reported a double-lock here and we no longer need this lock after requests have been moved off to local list: just drop the lock earlier.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.39% 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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu114 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-206.217 | < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-67.74
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1151.164 | < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1031.35
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ eb1ca07f4343b4e58b97e792a85d5ba1ba103f5d, < 82825dbf393f7c7979d462f9609a15bde8092b3f | ≥ 4cd195263e420311d31451cc053fde8037f326f1, < e3031280fe4eaf61a09e60823331f81f321be8e1 | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < fec1406f5e7ab20b71f6d231792b0040e3300aaf | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < 96760723aae1b45f733f702abb4333137143909f | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < f14858bc77c567e089965962877ee726ffad0556 | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < a4f1a01b2e81378fce9ca528d4d8a049e4b58fcd | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < 612c977f5d481f551d03d83d0aef588845c1300c | ≥ 9f476d7c540cb57556d3cc7e78704e6cd5100f5f, < 52f1c45dde9136f964d63a77d19826c8a74e2c7f | 91ca7c5644c370dc5132b1db1aea81416a4b2181 | ≥ 4.9.127, < 4.9.334 | ≥ 4.14.70, < 4.14.300 | ≥ 4.18.8, < 4.19 | 4.19
- linux_kernel≥ 4.9.127, < 4.9.334 | ≥ 4.14.70, < 4.14.300 | ≥ 4.18.8, < 4.19.267 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.225 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.156 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.80 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.10
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.0.10-1
3 vendors · 117 products