CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49325

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.62%

46th percentile - higher than 46% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a fix was made for accessing tp->snd_cwnd in TCP, which could be set to an illegal value, leading to warnings and potential bugs.

Risk Assessment

Invalid snd_cwnd values could cause system crashes or unexpected TCP stack behavior, affecting system stability and security.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version and monitor kernel logs for TCP-related warnings.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: add accessors to read/set tp->snd_cwnd We had various bugs over the years with code breaking the assumption that tp->snd_cwnd is greater than zero. Lately, syzbot reported the WARN_ON_ONCE(!tp->prior_cwnd) added in commit 8b8a321ff72c ("tcp: fix zero cwnd in tcp_cwnd_reduction") can trigger, and without a repro we would have to spend considerable time finding the bug. Instead of complaining too late, we want to catch where and when tp->snd_cwnd is set to an illegal value.

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