CVE-2022-48935

Publication date 22 August 2024

Last updated 30 August 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unregister flowtable hooks on netns exit Unregister flowtable hooks before they are releases via nf_tables_flowtable_destroy() otherwise hook core reports UAF. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880736f7438 by task syz-executor579/3666 CPU: 0 PID: 3666 Comm: syz-executor579 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc5-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] lib/dump_stack.c:106 dump_stack_lvl+0x1dc/0x2d8 lib/dump_stack.c:106 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x65/0x380 mm/kasan/report.c:247 mm/kasan/report.c:247 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] mm/kasan/report.c:450 kasan_report+0x19a/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:450 mm/kasan/report.c:450 nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 __nf_register_net_hook+0x27e/0x8d0 net/netfilter/core.c:429 net/netfilter/core.c:429 nf_register_net_hook+0xaa/0x180 net/netfilter/core.c:571 net/netfilter/core.c:571 nft_register_flowtable_net_hooks+0x3c5/0x730 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 nf_tables_newflowtable+0x2022/0x2cf0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv+0x10e6/0x2550 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 __nft_release_hook() calls nft_unregister_flowtable_net_hooks() which only unregisters the hooks, then after RCU grace period, it is guaranteed that no packets add new entries to the flowtable (no flow offload rules and flowtable hooks are reachable from packet path), so it is safe to call nf_flow_table_free() which cleans up the remaining entries from the flowtable (both software and hardware) and it unbinds the flow_block.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-allwinner-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-aws-5.15
linux-aws-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-aws-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-aws-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-aws-5.4
linux-aws-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-aws-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-aws-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-aws-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-azure 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.3
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-azure-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.15
linux-azure-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-azure-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.4
linux-azure-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-azure-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-azure-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-azure-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-edge 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-fde 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-azure-fde-5.15
linux-azure-fde-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-fde-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-azure-fde-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fde-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored replaced by linux-azure-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-bluefield 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.3
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-gcp-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.15
linux-gcp-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.4
linux-gcp-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gke 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of kernel support
linux-gke-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-gke-5.0
linux-gke-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of kernel support
linux-gke-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of kernel support
linux-gkeop 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gkeop-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gkeop-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of kernel support
linux-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored replaced by linux-hwe-5.4
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-5.15
linux-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-5.4
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored superseded by linux-hwe
linux-ibm 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-ibm-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-ibm-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-intel 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of kernel support
linux-intel-iot-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iotg 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1
linux-iot 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-kvm 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-lowlatency 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-nvidia 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-nvidia-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-lowlatency 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored replaced by linux-hwe-5.4
linux-oem-5.10 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.14 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored replaced by linux-hwe-5.15
linux-oem-5.17 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-oem-6.1
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-6.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-oem-6.1
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.1 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-oem-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-oem-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.8 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oracle 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-5.15
linux-oracle-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-5.4
linux-oracle-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-oracle-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-raspi 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-raspi-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-raspi-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored replaced by linux-raspi
linux-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by Ubuntu Pro ppa version
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-riscv-5.13
linux-riscv-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-riscv-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-riscv-6.8
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored superseded by linux-starfive-6.5
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-xilinx-zynqmp 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H