NetSight
medium5.5

CVE-2022-49558

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: double hook unregistration in netns path __nft_release_hooks() is cal…

Impact

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] <TASK> [ 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 5.4.99 before 5.4.262
from 5.10.17 before 5.10.198
from 5.11.1 before 5.15.45
from 5.16 before 5.17.13
from 5.18 before 5.18.2
Version 5.11

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