Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2022-49691

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-26

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.250 / 5.4.202 or later.

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Remediation priority · Elevated

Zero-click Patch available

Official description

NVD · unedited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erspan: do not assume transport header is always set Rewrite tests in ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit() and erspan_fb_xmit() to not assume transport header is set. syzbot reported: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 Comm: aoe_tx0 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-syzkaller-00160-g274295c6e53f #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] RIP: 0010:ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Code: 0f 47 f0 40 88 b5 7f fe ff ff e8 8c 16 4b f9 89 de bf ff ff ff ff e8 a0 12 4b f9 66 83 fb ff 0f 85 1d f1 ff ff e8 71 16 4b f9 <0f> 0b e9 43 f0 ff ff e8 65 16 4b f9 48 8d 85 30 ff ff ff ba 60 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90005daf910 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff88801f032100 RSI: ffffffff882e8d3f RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffffc90005dafab8 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888024f21d40 R13: 000000000000a288 R14: 00000000000000b0 R15: ffff888025a2e000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88802c800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b2e425000 CR3: 000000006d099000 CR4: 0000000000152ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4805 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4819 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3588 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x188/0x880 net/core/dev.c:3604 sch_direct_xmit+0x19f/0xbe0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:342 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:3815 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x14a1/0x3900 net/core/dev.c:4219 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:2994 [inline] tx+0x6a/0xc0 drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c:63 kthread+0x1e7/0x3b0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1229 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302 </TASK>

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Linux KernelOperating system

Affected:>= 4.18, < 4.19.250>= 4.20, < 5.4.202>= 5.5, < 5.10.127>= 5.11, < 5.15.51>= 5.16, < 5.18.8= 5.19

CVSS breakdown

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

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.19.250 / 5.4.202 / 5.10.127 or later

Fixed in 4.19.2505.4.2025.10.127

Vendor patch git.kernel.org →

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to the first fixed version in your branch: 4.19.250, 5.4.202, 5.10.127, or 5.15.51 (or any later stable release)

1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
2. Determine which branch of the affected version range your kernel belongs to (4.18-4.19.x, 4.20-5.4.x, 5.5-5.10.x, or 5.11-5.15.x)
3. For 4.18-4.19.x branch: upgrade to kernel 4.19.250 or later
4. For 4.20-5.4.x branch: upgrade to kernel 5.4.202 or later
5. For 5.5-5.10.x branch: upgrade to kernel 5.10.127 or later
6. For 5.11-5.15.x branch: upgrade to kernel 5.15.51 or later
7. Alternatively, apply the upstream commit 02da602bc2f353dccd9e489a604490034ded941e if building a custom kernel
8. Reboot into the new kernel and verify with 'uname -r'

Caveat Minimal risk - this is a bug fix correcting incorrect assumptions about transport header state in ERSPAN code; no breaking API changes expected

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 4.19.250 / 5.4.202 or later

Severity 5.5 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.3%

Affects: Linux Kernel

Remediation

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ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $1,600

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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