CVE-2022-50655
published 2025-12-09CVE-2022-50655: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the…
PriorityP420low5.5
EPSS
0.21%
10.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following:
r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0)
ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0))
ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]})
pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0)
[ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0
[ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0
[ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20
[ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0
[ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60
[ 9.485958] ? __ppp_xmit_process+0x7a/0xe0
[ 9.485968] ? ppp_xmit_process+0x5b/0xb0
[ 9.485974] ? ppp_write+0x12a/0x190
[ 9.485981] ? do_iter_write+0x18e/0x2d0
[ 9.485987] ? __import_iovec+0x30/0x130
[ 9.485997] ? do_pwritev+0x1b6/0x240
[ 9.486016] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x47/0x50
[ 9.486023] ? __x64_sys_pwritev+0x24/0x30
[ 9.486026] ? do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x80
[ 9.486031] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Flow dissector tries to find skb net namespace either via device
or via socket. Neigher is set in ppp_send_frame, so let's manually
use ppp->dev.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < 7da524781c531ebaf2f94c9dc4c541b82edecfed | 7da524781c531ebaf2f94c9dc4c541b82edecfed |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < 148dcbd3af039ae39c3af697a3183008c7995805 | 148dcbd3af039ae39c3af697a3183008c7995805 |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < 4b8f3b939266c90f03b7cc7e26a4c28c7b64137b | 4b8f3b939266c90f03b7cc7e26a4c28c7b64137b |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < 18dc946360bfe0de016a59e3cc3ee1f450fceb9d | 18dc946360bfe0de016a59e3cc3ee1f450fceb9d |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < ee678b1f52f9439e930db2db3fd7e345d03e1a50 | ee678b1f52f9439e930db2db3fd7e345d03e1a50 |
| linux | linux | >= d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 < 9f225444467b98579cf28d94f4ad053460dfdb84 | 9f225444467b98579cf28d94f4ad053460dfdb84 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20.0 < 5.4.229 | 5.4.229 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11.0 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16.0 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5.0 < 5.10.163 | 5.10.163 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
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Red Hat
kernel: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
vendor_redhat·2025-12-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50655 [LOW] CWE-909 kernel: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
kernel: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following:
r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0)
ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0))
ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]})
pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0)
[ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0
[ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0
[ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20
[ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0
[ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqre
Debian
CVE-2022-50655: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associ...
vendor_debian·2022
CVE-2022-50655 CVE-2022-50655: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associ...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following: r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0) ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0)) ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]}) pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0) [ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0 [ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0 [ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20 [ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0 [ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60 [ 9.485958] ? __ppp_xmit_process
GHSA
GHSA-wcm6-h78p-r673: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warnin
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-09
CVE-2022-50655 GHSA-wcm6-h78p-r673: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warnin
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following:
r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0)
ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0))
ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]})
pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0)
[ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0
[ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0
[ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20
[ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0
[ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60
[ 9.485958] ? __ppp_xmit_pro
OSV
CVE-2022-50655: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning
osv·2025-12-09
CVE-2022-50655 CVE-2022-50655: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: associate skb with a device at tx Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following: r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0) ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0)) ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]}) pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0) [ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0 [ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0 [ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20 [ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0 [ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60 [ 9.485958] ? __ppp_xmit_process
OSV
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
osv·2025-12-09
CVE-2022-50655 ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: associate skb with a device at tx
Syzkaller triggered flow dissector warning with the following:
r0 = openat$ppp(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0xc0802, 0x0)
ioctl$PPPIOCNEWUNIT(r0, 0xc004743e, &(0x7f00000000c0))
ioctl$PPPIOCSACTIVE(r0, 0x40107446, &(0x7f0000000240)={0x2, &(0x7f0000000180)=[{0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfffff034}, {0x6}]})
pwritev(r0, &(0x7f0000000040)=[{&(0x7f0000000140)='\x00!', 0x2}], 0x1, 0x0, 0x0)
[ 9.485814] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 329 at net/core/flow_dissector.c:1016 __skb_flow_dissect+0x1ee0/0x1fa0
[ 9.485929] skb_get_poff+0x53/0xa0
[ 9.485937] bpf_skb_get_pay_offset+0xe/0x20
[ 9.485944] ? ppp_send_frame+0xc2/0x5b0
[ 9.485949] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestor
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/148dcbd3af039ae39c3af697a3183008c7995805https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18dc946360bfe0de016a59e3cc3ee1f450fceb9dhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b8f3b939266c90f03b7cc7e26a4c28c7b64137bhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7da524781c531ebaf2f94c9dc4c541b82edecfedhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f225444467b98579cf28d94f4ad053460dfdb84https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee678b1f52f9439e930db2db3fd7e345d03e1a50
2025-12-09
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