# CVE-2022-48691: netfilter: nf_tables: clean up hook list when offload flags check fails > A memory leak in the Linux kernel netfilter subsystem allows local attackers to cause resource exhaustion and denial of service. - **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`) - **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:** 3 May 2024 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48691, GHSA-4xc4-5pg7-xrm8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48691 ## What is CVE-2022-48691? CVE-2022-48691 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 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: netfilter: nf_tables: clean up hook list when offload flags check fails splice back the hook list so nft_chain_release_hook() has a chance to release the hooks. BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff88810180b100 (size 96): comm "syz-executor133", pid 3619, jiffies 4294945714 (age 12.690s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 28 64 23 02 81 88 ff ff 28 64 23 02 81 88 ff ff (d#.....(d#..... 90 a8 aa 83 ff ff ff ff 00 00 b5 0f 81 88 ff ff ................ backtrace: [] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:600 [inline] [] nft_netdev_hook_alloc+0x3b/0xc0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:1901 [] nft_chain_parse_netdev net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:1998 [inline] [] nft_chain_parse_hook+0x33a/0x530 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:2073 [] nf_tables_addchain.constprop.0+0x10b/0x950 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:2218 [] nf_tables_newchain+0xa8b/0xc60 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:2593 [] nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0xa46/0xd20 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:517 [] nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:638 [inline] [] nfnetlink_rcv+0x1f9/0x220 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:656 [] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] [] netlink_unicast+0x397/0x4c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 [] netlink_sendmsg+0x396/0x710 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1921 [] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] [] sock_sendmsg+0x56/0x80 net/socket.c:734 [] ____sys_sendmsg+0x36c/0x390 net/socket.c:2482 [] ___sys_sendmsg+0xa8/0x110 net/socket.c:2536 [] __sys_sendmsg+0x88/0x100 net/socket.c:2565 [] do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] [] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 [] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48691? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-48691? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2022-48691 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48691 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [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-2022-48691 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-48691 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 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-2022-48691 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-2022-48691/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48691/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48691 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48691 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48691 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48691/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.