# CVE-2022-49637: ipv4: Fix a data-race around sysctl\_fib\_sync\_mem.

- 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: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: Fix a data-race around sysctl_fib_sync_mem. While reading sysctl_fib_sync_mem, it can be changed concurrently. So, we need to add READ_ONCE() to avoid a data-race.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1acd98fb221dc0d847451b9ab86319f8b9916c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/418b191d5f223a8cb6cab09eae1f72c04ba6adf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9be8aac91960ea32fd0e874758c9afee665c57d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/190cd4ff128373271e065afb20f1d2247b3f10c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73318c4b7dbd0e781aaababff17376b2894745c0

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