What is CVE-2022-49600?

CVE-2022-49600 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and patched in 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and others. CVE-2022-49600 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49600?

CVE-2022-49600 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49600?

Yes, CVE-2022-49600 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49600 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49600 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2022-49600

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip: Fix a data-race around sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse. While reading sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its reader.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-49600 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.134 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.58 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.15 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49600 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db232765887d9807df8bcb7b6f29b2871539eab
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611ba70e5aca252ef43374dda97ed4cf1c47a07c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87ceaa199a72c5856d49a030941fabcd5c3928d4
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49600

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49600?

CVE-2022-49600 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and has been patched in 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and others. CVE-2022-49600 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49600?

CVE-2022-49600 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49600?

Yes — CVE-2022-49600 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.134, 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49600 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49600 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →