# CVE-2022-49597: tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl\_tcp\_base\_mss.

- 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: 2.6.17

## Description

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

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30b73edc1d2459ba2c71cb58fbf84a1a6e640fbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514d2254c7b8aa2d257f5ffc79f0d96be2d6bfda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7dea651b7fe0322be95054f64e3711afccc543
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca18116bc16ec31b9a3ce28ea1350badfa36128
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d78bc097cd8ebc6541e93316c9d9bf651b13e8

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