{"cve":"CVE-2022-49776","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-01T15:16:00.763","modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:07.153","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmacvlan: enforce a consistent minimal mtu\n\nmacvlan should enforce a minimal mtu of 68, even at link creation.\n\nThis patch avoids the current behavior (which could lead to crashes\nin ipv6 stack if the link is brought up)\n\n$ ip link add macvlan1 link eno1 mtu 8 type macvlan  # This should fail !\n$ ip link sh dev macvlan1\n5: macvlan1@eno1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 8 qdisc noop\n    state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000\n    link/ether 02:47:6c:24:74:82 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff\n$ ip link set macvlan1 mtu 67\nError: mtu less than device minimum.\n$ ip link set macvlan1 mtu 68\n$ ip link set macvlan1 mtu 8\nError: mtu less than device minimum.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b055c719d8f94c15ec9b7659978133030c6a353","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/650137a7c0b2892df2e5b0bc112d7b09a78c93c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a62aa84fe19eb24d083d600a074c009a0a66d4f3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64085b00044bdf3cd1c9825e9ef5b2e0feae91a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2fee7d121d189c6dc905b727d60e7043a6655bb"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49776","score":0.00218,"percentile":0.12281,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}