CVE-2022-49149 | rxrpc: Fix call timer start racing with call destruction

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix call timer start racing with call destruction The rxrpc_call struct has a timer used to handle various timed events relating to a call. This timer can get started from the packet input routines that are run in softirq mode with just the RCU read lock held. Unfortunately, because only the RCU read lock is held - and neither ref or other lock is taken - the call can start getting destroyed at the same time a packet comes in addressed to that call. This causes the timer - which was already stopped - to get restarted. Later, the timer dispatch code may then oops if the timer got deallocated first. Fix this by trying to take a ref on the rxrpc_call struct and, if successful, passing that ref along to the timer. If the timer was already running, the ref is discarded. The timer completion routine can then pass the ref along to the call's work item when it queues it. If the timer or work item where already queued/running, the extra ref is discarded.

Published: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2025-09-23 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-49149 is rated Low Risk (24.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-49149

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-06 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
2 2026-01-05 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-12-23 0.05%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-49149

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.0 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-49149

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-49149

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-49149 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49149
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49149
suse medium CVE-2022-49149 severity moderate: SUSE including 25 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 160 product×package rows across 28 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS, … (28 product lines)): Known Not Affected 160. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49149/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-49149 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 147, not-affected 114, released 108, needed 37. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-49149

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.15.1, < 5.10.110 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-49149

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