Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-49183
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones When switching zones or network namespaces without doing a ct clear in between, it is now leaking a reference to the old ct entry. That's because tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached() returns false and tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup() may simply overwrite it. The fix is to, as the ct entry is not reusable, free it already at tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached().
EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 5.17.2, a95ea90deb3071c1ded77a05e91cfebc5238d908, 5.16.19
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49183?
- CVE-2022-49183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49183?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.