# CVE-2022-48645: net: enetc: deny offload of tc-based TSN features on VF interfaces

> A local attacker with VF access can crash the Linux kernel by configuring TSN features on ENETC virtual functions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48645, GHSA-cx9r-mq4f-6cp5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-48645, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48645

## What is CVE-2022-48645?

CVE-2022-48645 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: enetc: deny offload of tc-based TSN features on VF interfaces

TSN features on the ENETC (taprio, cbs, gate, police) are configured
through a mix of command BD ring messages and port registers:
enetc_port_rd(), enetc_port_wr().

Port registers are a region of the ENETC memory map which are only
accessible from the PCIe Physical Function. They are not accessible from
the Virtual Functions.

Moreover, attempting to access these registers crashes the kernel:

$ echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:00\:00.0/sriov_numvfs
pci 0000:00:01.0: [1957:ef00] type 00 class 0x020001
fsl_enetc_vf 0000:00:01.0: Adding to iommu group 15
fsl_enetc_vf 0000:00:01.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
fsl_enetc_vf 0000:00:01.0 eno0vf0: renamed from eth0
$ tc qdisc replace dev eno0vf0 root taprio num_tc 8 map 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 \
	queues 1@0 1@1 1@2 1@3 1@4 1@5 1@6 1@7 base-time 0 \
	sched-entry S 0x7f 900000 sched-entry S 0x80 100000 flags 0x2
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800009551a08
Internal error: Oops: 96000007 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
pc : enetc_setup_tc_taprio+0x170/0x47c
lr : enetc_setup_tc_taprio+0x16c/0x47c
Call trace:
 enetc_setup_tc_taprio+0x170/0x47c
 enetc_setup_tc+0x38/0x2dc
 taprio_change+0x43c/0x970
 taprio_init+0x188/0x1e0
 qdisc_create+0x114/0x470
 tc_modify_qdisc+0x1fc/0x6c0
 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x12c/0x390

Split enetc_setup_tc() into separate functions for the PF and for the
VF drivers. Also remove enetc_qos.o from being included into
enetc-vf.ko, since it serves absolutely no purpose there.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48645?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48645?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48645 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48645/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48645

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