CVE-2022-49920 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-49920

netfilter: nf_tables: netlink notifier might race to release objects

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: netlink notifier might race to release objects commit release path is invoked via call_rcu and it runs lockless to release the objects after rcu grace period. The netlink notifier handler might win race to remove objects that the transaction context is still referencing from the commit release path. Call rcu_barrier() to ensure pending rcu callbacks run to completion if the list of transactions to be destroyed is not empty.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
6001a930ce0378b62210d4f83583fc88a903d89d, 5.12, 0, 5.15.78, 6.0.8, 6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 1st, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.