vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2022-49558: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-27 | 2025-02-28 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: double hook unregistration in netns path
__nft_release_hooks() is called from pre_netns exit path which
unregisters the hooks, then the NETDEV_UNREGISTER event is triggered
which unregisters the hooks again.
[ 565.221461] WARNING: CPU: 18 PID: 193 at net/netfilter/core.c:495 __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x247/0x270
[...]
[ 565.246890] CPU: 18 PID: 193 Comm: kworker/u64:1 Tainted: G E 5.18.0-rc7+ #27
[ 565.253682] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
[ 565.257059] RIP: 0010:__nf_unregister_net_hook+0x247/0x270
[...]
[ 565.297120] Call Trace:
[ 565.300900]
[ 565.304683] nf_tables_flowtable_event+0x16a/0x220 [nf_tables]
[ 565.308518] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x63/0x80
[ 565.312386] unregister_netdevice_many+0x54f/0xb50
Unregister and destroy netdev hook from netns pre_exit via kfree_rcu
so the NETDEV_UNREGISTER path see unregistered hooks.
Solution
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