# CVE-2022-48729: IB/hfi1: Fix panic with larger ipoib send_queue_size

> A null pointer dereference in the IB/hfi1 driver causes a kernel panic when the ipoib send_queue_size is increased from its default value.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 20 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48729, GHSA-q3wh-8888-5hjg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48729

## What is CVE-2022-48729?

CVE-2022-48729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jun 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:

IB/hfi1: Fix panic with larger ipoib send_queue_size

When the ipoib send_queue_size is increased from the default the following
panic happens:

  RIP: 0010:hfi1_ipoib_drain_tx_ring+0x45/0xf0 [hfi1]
  Code: 31 e4 eb 0f 8b 85 c8 02 00 00 41 83 c4 01 44 39 e0 76 60 8b 8d cc 02 00 00 44 89 e3 be 01 00 00 00 d3 e3 48 03 9d c0 02 00 00 <c7> 83 18 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b bb 30 01 00 00 e8 25 af a7 e0
  RSP: 0018:ffffc9000798f4a0 EFLAGS: 00010286
  RAX: 0000000000008000 RBX: ffffc9000aa0f000 RCX: 000000000000000f
  RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000000
  RBP: ffff88810ff08000 R08: ffff88889476d900 R09: 0000000000000101
  R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffc90006590ff8 R12: 0000000000000200
  R13: ffffc9000798fba8 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000001
  FS:  00007fd0f79cc3c0(0000) GS:ffff88885fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
  CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
  CR2: ffffc9000aa0f118 CR3: 0000000889c84001 CR4: 00000000001706e0
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   hfi1_ipoib_napi_tx_disable+0x45/0x60 [hfi1]
   hfi1_ipoib_dev_stop+0x18/0x80 [hfi1]
   ipoib_ib_dev_stop+0x1d/0x40 [ib_ipoib]
   ipoib_stop+0x48/0xc0 [ib_ipoib]
   __dev_close_many+0x9e/0x110
   __dev_change_flags+0xd9/0x210
   dev_change_flags+0x21/0x60
   do_setlink+0x31c/0x10f0
   ? __nla_validate_parse+0x12d/0x1a0
   ? __nla_parse+0x21/0x30
   ? inet6_validate_link_af+0x5e/0xf0
   ? cpumask_next+0x1f/0x20
   ? __snmp6_fill_stats64.isra.53+0xbb/0x140
   ? __nla_validate_parse+0x47/0x1a0
   __rtnl_newlink+0x530/0x910
   ? pskb_expand_head+0x73/0x300
   ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x109/0x280
   ? __nla_put+0xc/0x20
   ? cpumask_next_and+0x20/0x30
   ? update_sd_lb_stats.constprop.144+0xd3/0x820
   ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x25/0x37
   ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x87/0xc0
   ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x3d/0x3d0
   rtnl_newlink+0x43/0x60

The issue happens when the shift that should have been a function of the
txq item size mistakenly used the ring size.

Fix by using the item size.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48729?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48729?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-48729 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jun 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-2022-48729 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-2022-48729/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48729/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48729
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48729
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48729

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