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CVE-2022-49092

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.4.189 / 5.10.111 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix route with nexthop object delete warning FRR folks have hit a kernel warning[1] while deleting routes[2] which is caused by trying to delete a route pointing to a nexthop id without specifying nhid but matching on an interface. That is, a route is found but we hit a warning while matching it. The warning is from fib_info_nh() in include/net/nexthop.h because we run it on a fib_info with nexthop object. The call chain is: inet_rtm_delroute -> fib_table_delete -> fib_nh_match (called with a nexthop fib_info and also with fc_oif set thus calling fib_info_nh on the fib_info and triggering the warning). The fix is to not do any matching in that branch if the fi has a nexthop object because those are managed separately. I.e. we should match when deleting without nh spec and should fail when deleting a nexthop route with old-style nh spec because nexthop objects are managed separately, e.g.: $ ip r show 1.2.3.4/32 1.2.3.4 nhid 12 via 192.168.11.2 dev dummy0 $ ip r del 1.2.3.4/32 $ ip r del 1.2.3.4/32 nhid 12 <both should work> $ ip r del 1.2.3.4/32 dev dummy0 <should fail with ESRCH> [1] [ 523.462226] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 523.462230] WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 22893 at include/net/nexthop.h:468 fib_nh_match+0x210/0x460 [ 523.462236] Modules linked in: dummy rpcsec_gss_krb5 xt_socket nf_socket_ipv4 nf_socket_ipv6 ip6table_raw iptable_raw bpf_preload xt_statistic ip_set ip_vs_sh ip_vs_wrr ip_vs_rr ip_vs xt_mark nf_tables xt_nat veth nf_conntrack_netlink nfnetlink xt_addrtype br_netfilter overlay dm_crypt nfsv3 nfs fscache netfs vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap tun xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack 8021q garp mrp ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 ip6table_mangle ip6table_nat iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_filter bridge stp llc rfcomm snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer rpcrdma rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_core ip6table_filter xt_comment ip6_tables vboxnetadp(OE) vboxnetflt(OE) vboxdrv(OE) qrtr bnep binfmt_misc xfs vfat fat squashfs loop nvidia_drm(POE) nvidia_modeset(POE) nvidia_uvm(POE) nvidia(POE) intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic ledtrig_audio snd_hda_codec_hdmi btusb btrtl iwlmvm uvcvideo btbcm snd_hda_intel edac_mce_amd [ 523.462274] videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops btintel snd_intel_dspcfg videobuf2_v4l2 snd_intel_sdw_acpi bluetooth snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec mac80211 snd_usbmidi_lib joydev snd_hda_core videobuf2_common kvm_amd snd_rawmidi snd_hwdep snd_seq videodev ccp snd_seq_device libarc4 ecdh_generic mc snd_pcm kvm iwlwifi snd_timer drm_kms_helper snd cfg80211 cec soundcore irqbypass rapl wmi_bmof i2c_piix4 rfkill k10temp pcspkr acpi_cpufreq nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sunrpc drm zram ip_tables crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel nvme sp5100_tco r8169 nvme_core wmi ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler fuse [ 523.462300] CPU: 14 PID: 22893 Comm: ip Tainted: P OE 5.16.18-200.fc35.x86_64 #1 [ 523.462302] Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C37/MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C37), BIOS 1.C0 10/29/2020 [ 523.462303] RIP: 0010:fib_nh_match+0x210/0x460 [ 523.462304] Code: 7c 24 20 48 8b b5 90 00 00 00 e8 bb ee f4 ff 48 8b 7c 24 20 41 89 c4 e8 ee eb f4 ff 45 85 e4 0f 85 2e fe ff ff e9 4c ff ff ff <0f> 0b e9 17 ff ff ff 3c 0a 0f 85 61 fe ff ff 48 8b b5 98 00 00 00 [ 523.462306] RSP: 0018:ffffaa53d4d87928 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 523.462307] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffaa53d4d87a90 RCX: ffffaa53d4d87bb0 [ 523.462308] RDX: ffff9e3d2ee6be80 RSI: ffffaa53d4d87a90 RDI: ffffffff920ed380 [ 523.462309] RBP: ffff9e3d2ee6be80 R08: 0000000000000064 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 523.462310] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000031 [ 523.462310] R13: 0000000000000020 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff9e3d331054e0 [ 523.462311] FS: 00007f2455 ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.3, < 5.4.189>= 5.5, < 5.10.111>= 5.11, < 5.15.34>= 5.16, < 5.16.20>= 5.17, < 5.17.3= 5.18

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.4.189 / 5.10.111 / 5.15.34 or later
Fixed in 5.4.1895.10.1115.15.34
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to the latest kernel version in your branch: 5.4.189+, 5.10.111+, 5.15.34+, or 5.16.20+ (or migrate to 5.17+)

  1. 1. Identify the current kernel version by running `uname -r`
  2. 2. Determine which kernel branch your version belongs to (e.g., 5.4.x, 5.10.x, 5.15.x, 5.16.x)
  3. 3. For 5.4.x branches: upgrade to kernel version 5.4.189 or later
  4. 4. For 5.10.x branches: upgrade to kernel version 5.10.111 or later
  5. 5. For 5.15.x branches: upgrade to kernel version 5.15.34 or later
  6. 6. For 5.16.x branches: upgrade to kernel version 5.16.20 or later
  7. 7. If running a newer branch (5.17+), the vulnerability is already fixed in those releases
  8. 8. After upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility issues with proprietary kernel modules or specific hardware drivers; ensure backup and test in non-production environment first

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