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CVE-2022-49649
published 2025-02-26

CVE-2022-49649: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/netback: avoid entering xenvif_rx_next_skb() with an empty rx queue…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.26%
17.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/netback: avoid entering xenvif_rx_next_skb() with an empty rx queue xenvif_rx_next_skb() is expecting the rx queue not being empty, but in case the loop in xenvif_rx_action() is doing multiple iterations, the availability of another skb in the rx queue is not being checked. This can lead to crashes: [40072.537261] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000080 [40072.537407] IP: xenvif_rx_skb+0x23/0x590 [xen_netback] [40072.537534] PGD 0 P4D 0 [40072.537644] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [40072.537749] CPU: 0 PID: 12505 Comm: v1-c40247-q2-gu Not tainted 4.12.14-122.121-default #1 SLE12-SP5 [40072.537867] Hardware name: HP ProLiant DL580 Gen9/ProLiant DL580 Gen9, BIOS U17 11/23/2021 [40072.537999] task: ffff880433b38100 task.stack: ffffc90043d40000 [40072.538112] RIP: e030:xenvif_rx_skb+0x23/0x590 [xen_netback] [40072.538217] RSP: e02b:ffffc90043d43de0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [40072.538319] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90043cd7cd0 RCX: 00000000000000f7 [40072.538430] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffffc90043d43df8 [40072.538531] RBP: 000000000000003f R08: 000077ff80000000 R09: 0000000000000008 [40072.538644] R10: 0000000000007ff0 R11: 00000000000008f6 R12: ffffc90043ce2708 [40072.538745] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffc90043d43ed0 R15: ffff88043ea748c0 [40072.538861] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880484600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [40072.538988] CS: e033 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [40072.539088] CR2: 0000000000000080 CR3: 0000000407ac8000 CR4: 0000000000040660 [40072.539211] Call Trace: [40072.539319] xenvif_rx_action+0x71/0x90 [xen_netback] [40072.539429] xenvif_kthread_guest_rx+0x14a/0x29c [xen_netback] Fix that by stopping the loop in case the rx queue becomes empty.

Affected

22 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.18.14-1 (bookworm)linux 5.18.14-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < c0fcceb5f3f1ec197c014fe218c2f28108cacd27c0fcceb5f3f1ec197c014fe218c2f28108cacd27
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < d5320c6a27aa975aff740f9cb481dcbde48f4348d5320c6a27aa975aff740f9cb481dcbde48f4348
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < 5a071aefd6414af5a20321ab58a0557b819936875a071aefd6414af5a20321ab58a0557b81993687
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < 7425479d20f9e96f7c3ec8e8a93fe0d7478724cb7425479d20f9e96f7c3ec8e8a93fe0d7478724cb
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < b9c32a6886af79d6e0ad87a7b01800ed079cdd02b9c32a6886af79d6e0ad87a7b01800ed079cdd02
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < b99174ac57fe5d8867448c03b23828e63f24cb1cb99174ac57fe5d8867448c03b23828e63f24cb1c
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < f0b5c819b062df8bf5f2acf4697e3871cb3722daf0b5c819b062df8bf5f2acf4697e3871cb3722da
linuxlinux>= 98f6d57ced73b723551568262019f1d6c8771f20 < 94e8100678889ab428e68acadf042de723f094b994e8100678889ab428e68acadf042de723f094b9
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.136-15.10.136-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.14-15.18.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.14-15.18.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.14-15.18.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.2894.14.289
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.2534.19.253
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.2075.4.207
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.9 < 4.9.3244.9.324
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.565.15.56
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.18.135.18.13
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1325.10.132

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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