CVE-2022-49561

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: February 26, 2025 Modified: October 24, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: re-fetch conntrack after insertion In case the conntrack is clashing, insertion can free skb->_nfct and set skb->_nfct to the already-confirmed entry. This wasn't found before because the conntrack entry and the extension space used to free'd after an rcu grace period, plus the race needs events enabled to trigger.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01989d7eebb61c99bd4b88ebc8e261bd2f02caed
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e4a11dc723c52db7a36dc58f0d69ce6426f8f0
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f9e9104c969d8ce10a4a43634f641ed082092d
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b14ecec97f39118bf85c9ac2438c5a949509ed
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91a36ec160ec1a0c8f5352b772dffcbb0b6023e3
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92a999d1963eed0df666284e20055136ceabd12f
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16bb373988da3ceb0308381634117e18b6ec60d
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97222b785e70e8973281666d709baad6523d8af
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
10th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux