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CVE-2022-49443: list: fix a data-race around ep->rdllist

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 5d5d993f16be15d124be7b8ec71b28ef7b7dc3af, cb3e48f7a35033deb9455abe3932e63cb500b9eb, d679ae94fdd5d3ab00c35078f5af5f37e068b03d.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 5d5d993f16be15d124be7b8ec71b28ef7b7dc3af, cb3e48f7a35033deb9455abe3932e63cb500b9eb, d679ae94fdd5d3ab00c35078f5af5f37e068b03d or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: list: fix a data-race around ep->rdllist ep_poll() first calls ep_events_available() with no lock held and checks if ep->rdllist is empty by list_empty_careful(), which reads rdllist->prev. Thus all accesses to it need some protection to avoid store/load-tearing. Note INIT_LIST_HEAD_RCU() already has the annotation for both prev and next. Commit bf3b9f6372c4 ("epoll: Add busy poll support to epoll with socket fds.") added the first lockless ep_events_available(), and commit c5a282e9635e ("fs/epoll: reduce the scope of wq lock in epoll_wait()") made some ep_events_available() calls lockless and added single call under a lock, finally commit e59d3c64cba6 ("epoll: eliminate unnecessary lock for zero timeout") made the last ep_events_available() lockless. BUG: KCSAN: data-race in do_epoll_wait / do_epoll_wait write to 0xffff88810480c7d8 of 8 bytes by task 1802 on cpu 0: INIT_LIST_HEAD include/linux/list.h:38 [inline] list_splice_init include/linux/list.h:492 [inline] ep_start_scan fs/eventpoll.c:622 [inline] ep_send_events fs/eventpoll.c:1656 [inline] ep_poll fs/eventpoll.c:1806 [inline] do_epoll_wait+0x4eb/0xf40 fs/eventpoll.c:2234 do_epoll_pwait fs/eventpoll.c:2268 [inline] __do_sys_epoll_pwait fs/eventpoll.c:2281 [inline] __se_sys_epoll_pwait+0x12b/0x240 fs/eventpoll.c:2275 __x64_sys_epoll_pwait+0x74/0x80 fs/eventpoll.c:2275 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x44/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae read to 0xffff88810480c7d8 of 8 bytes by task 1799 on cpu 1: list_empty_careful include/linux/list.h:329 [inline] ep_events_available fs/eventpoll.c:381 [inline] ep_poll fs/eventpoll.c:1797 [inline] do_epoll_wait+0x279/0xf40 fs/eventpoll.c:2234 do_epoll_pwait fs/eventpoll.c:2268 [inline] __do_sys_epoll_pwait fs/eventpoll.c:2281 [inline] __se_sys_epoll_pwait+0x12b/0x240 fs/eventpoll.c:2275 __x64_sys_epoll_pwait+0x74/0x80 fs/eventpoll.c:2275 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x44/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae value changed: 0xffff88810480c7d0 -> 0xffff888103c15098 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 PID: 1799 Comm: syz-fuzzer Tainted: G W 5.17.0-rc7-syzkaller-dirty #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 7th percentile

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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.12 and later · before 5.15.46
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.17.14
  • linux linux kernel5.18 and later · before 5.18.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.12affected
    • bf3b9f6372c45b0fbf24d86b8794910d20170017 and later · before 5d5d993f16be15d124be7b8ec71b28ef7b7dc3afaffected · git
    • bf3b9f6372c45b0fbf24d86b8794910d20170017 and later · before cb3e48f7a35033deb9455abe3932e63cb500b9ebaffected · git
    • bf3b9f6372c45b0fbf24d86b8794910d20170017 and later · before e039c0b5985999b150594126225e1ee51df7b4c9affected · git
    • bf3b9f6372c45b0fbf24d86b8794910d20170017 and later · before d679ae94fdd5d3ab00c35078f5af5f37e068b03daffected · git
    • before 4.12not affected · semver
    • 5.15.46 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 5.17.14 and later · up to and including 5.17.*not affected · semver
    • 5.18.3 and later · up to and including 5.18.*not affected · semver
    • 5.19 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:9kernelbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64kbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debugbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-develbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modulesbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extrabefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-develbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matchedbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modulesbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extrabefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelistsbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headersbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debugbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-develbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matchedbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modulesbefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-corebefore 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_75.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7

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  • Later →CVE-2022-49444Feb 26, 2025 · module: fix [e_shstrndx].sh_size=0 OOB access
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux5d5d993f16be15d124be7b8ec71b28ef7b7dc3afVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcb3e48f7a35033deb9455abe3932e63cb500b9ebVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd679ae94fdd5d3ab00c35078f5af5f37e068b03dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe039c0b5985999b150594126225e1ee51df7b4c9Vendor (CNA)
almalinux:kernel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux5.18.5-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch640:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:kernel0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Rocky Linux:9Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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