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CVE-2022-49672MEDIUM
Linux Linux — net: tun: unlink NAPI from device on destruction
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0030   22.3     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    943170998b200190f99d3fe7e771437e2c51f319 –  —
  Linux    4.15 –                                      4.19.251
TIMELINE
  Feb 26  Reserved by Linux
  Feb 26  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-49672 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tun: unlink NAPI from device on destruction Syzbot found a race between tun file and device destruction. NAPIs live in struct tun_file which can get destroyed before the netdev so we have to del them explicitly. The current code is missing deleting the NAPI if the queue was detached first.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 26, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
February 26, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-49672 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux943170998b200190f99d3fe7e771437e2c51f319
LinuxLinux4.154.19.251

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49672 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-49672 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.