# CVE-2022-49641: sysctl: Fix data races in proc\_douintvec().

- 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
- Fixed in: 4.5, 4.8
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.4.24, fixed in 4.5; from 4.7.7, fixed in 4.8
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sysctl: Fix data races in proc_douintvec(). A sysctl variable is accessed concurrently, and there is always a chance of data-race. So, all readers and writers need some basic protection to avoid load/store-tearing. This patch changes proc_douintvec() to use READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() internally to fix data-races on the sysctl side. For now, proc_douintvec() itself is tolerant to a data-race, but we still need to add annotations on the other subsystem's side.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d54714e329f646bd7af4994fc427d88ee68936
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d335db59f7fb3353f56e52371f1ee796ae9c8f09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/630c76850d554d7140232e71b5d1663e88cffb54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4762b532ec9539755aab61445d5da6e1926ccb99

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