What is CVE-2022-49631?

CVE-2022-49631 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 5.0 onward and patched in 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56 and others. CVE-2022-49631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49631?

CVE-2022-49631 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-2022-49631?

Yes, CVE-2022-49631 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49631 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49631 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-2022-49631

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: raw: Fix a data-race around sysctl_raw_l3mdev_accept. While reading sysctl_raw_l3mdev_accept, 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-2022-49631 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 5.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56, 5.18.13, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.0

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.207 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.132 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.56 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.13 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49631 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/038a87b3e460d2ee579c8b1bd3890d816d6687b1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dace014928e6e385363032d359a04dee9158af0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46e9c46203fd4676720ddca0fef7eff26826648e
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49631

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-2022-49631?

CVE-2022-49631 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 5.0 onward and has been patched in 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56 and others. CVE-2022-49631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49631?

CVE-2022-49631 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-2022-49631?

Yes — CVE-2022-49631 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49631 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49631 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 →