# CVE-2022-49629: nexthop: Fix data-races around nexthop\_compat\_mode.

- 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: 5.8

## Description

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

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a51040d4b120f3520df64fb0b9c63b31d69bea9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d17723afea3ae8c9f245c9bbd2ba5945b77e812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3054f6fbccc90f14ecd6cf9b2c09a2401c64fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf00bf24bef9be1ca641a6390fd5487873e0d2e

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