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CVE-2022-49579: ipv4: Fix data-races around sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy.

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: Fix data-races around sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy. While reading sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.12 before 5.15.58; from 5.16 before 5.18.15; 5.19-rc1, 5.19-rc2, 5.19-rc3, 5.19-rc4, 5.19-rc5, 5.19-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 5.15.58, 5.18.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.58, 5.18.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21fb844bc1dc1461f5038d655aa1a14f39e13049
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7998c12a08c97cc26660532c9f90a34bd7d8da5a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918ee6592ab9a2ff5316d06cfd4aaef60ccabec6

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