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CVE-2022-48910
published 2024-08-22

CVE-2022-48910: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: ensure we call ipv6_mc_down() at most once There are two reasons for…

PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.21%
11.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: ensure we call ipv6_mc_down() at most once There are two reasons for addrconf_notify() to be called with NETDEV_DOWN: either the network device is actually going down, or IPv6 was disabled on the interface. If either of them stays down while the other is toggled, we repeatedly call the code for NETDEV_DOWN, including ipv6_mc_down(), while never calling the corresponding ipv6_mc_up() in between. This will cause a new entry in idev->mc_tomb to be allocated for each multicast group the interface is subscribed to, which in turn leaks one struct ifmcaddr6 per nontrivial multicast group the interface is subscribed to. The following reproducer will leak at least $n objects: ip addr add ff2e::4242/32 dev eth0 autojoin sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6=1 for i in $(seq 1 $n); do ip link set up eth0; ip link set down eth0 done Joining groups with IPV6_ADD_MEMBERSHIP (unprivileged) or setting the sysctl net.ipv6.conf.eth0.forwarding to 1 (=> subscribing to ff02::2) can also be used to create a nontrivial idev->mc_list, which will the leak objects with the right up-down-sequence. Based on both sources for NETDEV_DOWN events the interface IPv6 state should be considered: - not ready if the network interface is not ready OR IPv6 is disabled for it - ready if the network interface is ready AND IPv6 is enabled for it The functions ipv6_mc_up() and ipv6_down() should only be run when this state changes. Implement this by remembering when the IPv6 state is ready, and only run ipv6_mc_down() if it actually changed from ready to not ready. The other direction (not ready -> ready) already works correctly, as: - the interface notification triggered codepath for NETDEV_UP / NETDEV_CHANGE returns early if ipv6 is disabled, and - the disable_ipv6=0 triggered codepath skips fully initializing the interface as long as addrconf_link_ready(dev) returns false - calling ipv6_mc_up() repeatedly does

Affected

21 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.16.14-1 (bookworm)linux 5.16.14-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < 9a8736b2da28b24f01707f592ff059b9f90a058c9a8736b2da28b24f01707f592ff059b9f90a058c
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < c71bf3229f9e9dd60ba02f5a5be02066edf57012c71bf3229f9e9dd60ba02f5a5be02066edf57012
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < 24888915364cfa410de62d8abb5df95c3b67455d24888915364cfa410de62d8abb5df95c3b67455d
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < 9588ac2eddc2f223ebcebf6e9f5caed84d32922b9588ac2eddc2f223ebcebf6e9f5caed84d32922b
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < f4c63b24dea9cc2043ff845dcca9aaf8109ea38af4c63b24dea9cc2043ff845dcca9aaf8109ea38a
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < b11781515208dd31fbcd0b664078dce5dc44523fb11781515208dd31fbcd0b664078dce5dc44523f
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < 72124e65a70b84e6303a5cd21b0ac1f27d7d61a472124e65a70b84e6303a5cd21b0ac1f27d7d61a4
linuxlinux>= 3ce62a84d53cd3d3cc5377bbf339e9b08ddf9c36 < 9995b408f17ff8c7f11bc725c8aa225ba3a63b1c9995b408f17ff8c7f11bc725c8aa225ba3a63b1c
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.106-15.10.106-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.16.14-15.16.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.16.14-15.16.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.16.14-15.16.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.18 < 4.9.3134.9.313
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.2784.14.278
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 5.4.1935.4.193
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.275.15.27
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.16.135.16.13
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1045.10.104

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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