CVE-2022-49597

Local service interruption via unsynchronized TCP MSS reads

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026

A race condition in Linux kernel TCP 2.6.17 through 5.18.14 allows local users to interrupt service during MTU probing. tcp_mtup_init and tcp_mtu_probing read the shared sysctl_tcp_base_mss value without READ_ONCE while calculating probe limits. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and precise timing; public sources do not identify whether interruption occurs as a crash or hang.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

A race condition in Linux kernel TCP 2.6.17 through 5.18.14 allows local users to interrupt service during MTU probing. tcp_mtup_init and tcp_mtu_probing read the shared sysctl_tcp_base_mss value without READ_ONCE while calculating probe limits. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and precise timing; public sources do not identify whether interruption occurs as a crash or hang.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-49597
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-362, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.6.17
  2. Affected versionversion=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <30b73edc1d2459ba2c71cb58fbf84a1a6e640fbf
  3. Affected versionversion=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <4d7dea651b7fe0322be95054f64e3711afccc543
  4. Affected versionversion=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <514d2254c7b8aa2d257f5ffc79f0d96be2d6bfda
  5. Affected versionversion=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <88d78bc097cd8ebc6541e93316c9d9bf651b13e8
  6. Affected versionversion=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <9ca18116bc16ec31b9a3ce28ea1350badfa36128

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=2.6.17; version=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <30b73edc1d2459ba2c71cb58fbf84a1a6e640fbf; version=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <4d7dea651b7fe0322be95054f64e3711afccc543; version=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <514d2254c7b8aa2d257f5ffc79f0d96be2d6bfda; version=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <88d78bc097cd8ebc6541e93316c9d9bf651b13e8; version=5d424d5a674f782d0659a3b66d951f412901faee <9ca18116bc16ec31b9a3ce28ea1350badfa36128

Published CVSS scores

4.7CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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