# CVE-2022-49589: igmp: Fix data-races around sysctl\_igmp\_qrv.

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igmp: Fix data-races around sysctl_igmp_qrv. While reading sysctl_igmp_qrv, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers. This test can be packed into a helper, so such changes will be in the follow-up series after net is merged into net-next. qrv ?: READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_igmp_qrv);

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eeb3a7702998bdccbfcc37997b5dd9215b9a7f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e20dd1b0e0ea15bee1e528536a0840dba972ca0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b399ffafffba39f47b731b26a5da1dc0ffc4b3ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c721324afc589f8ea54bae04756b150aeaae5fa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2954671010cd1127d1ffa328c6e6f8e99930982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ebcc62c738f68688ee7c6fec2efe5bc6d3d7e60

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