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CVE-2022-49561

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-02-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2022-49561
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.28%
Linux

Original NVD 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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