# CVE-2022-48785: ipv6: mcast: use rcu-safe version of ipv6_get_lladdr()

> A race condition in the Linux kernel IPv6 multicast code can cause a general protection fault, leading to system crashes or stalls.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48785, GHSA-j7cj-9mpv-gjcc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48785

## What is CVE-2022-48785?

CVE-2022-48785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 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:

ipv6: mcast: use rcu-safe version of ipv6_get_lladdr()

Some time ago 8965779d2c0e ("ipv6,mcast: always hold idev->lock before mca_lock")
switched ipv6_get_lladdr() to __ipv6_get_lladdr(), which is rcu-unsafe
version. That was OK, because idev->lock was held for these codepaths.

In 88e2ca308094 ("mld: convert ifmcaddr6 to RCU") these external locks were
removed, so we probably need to restore the original rcu-safe call.

Otherwise, we occasionally get a machine crashed/stalled with the following
in dmesg:

[ 3405.966610][T230589] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead00000000008c: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 3405.982083][T230589] CPU: 44 PID: 230589 Comm: kworker/44:3 Tainted: G           O      5.15.19-cloudflare-2022.2.1 #1
[ 3405.998061][T230589] Hardware name: SUPA-COOL-SERV
[ 3406.009552][T230589] Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work
[ 3406.017224][T230589] RIP: 0010:__ipv6_get_lladdr+0x34/0x60
[ 3406.025780][T230589] Code: 57 10 48 83 c7 08 48 89 e5 48 39 d7 74 3e 48 8d 82 38 ff ff ff eb 13 48 8b 90 d0 00 00 00 48 8d 82 38 ff ff ff 48 39 d7 74 22 <66> 83 78 32 20 77 1b 75 e4 89 ca 23 50 2c 75 dd 48 8b 50 08 48 8b
[ 3406.055748][T230589] RSP: 0018:ffff94e4b3fc3d10 EFLAGS: 00010202
[ 3406.065617][T230589] RAX: dead00000000005a RBX: ffff94e4b3fc3d30 RCX: 0000000000000040
[ 3406.077477][T230589] RDX: dead000000000122 RSI: ffff94e4b3fc3d30 RDI: ffff8c3a31431008
[ 3406.089389][T230589] RBP: ffff94e4b3fc3d10 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 3406.101445][T230589] R10: ffff8c3a31430000 R11: 000000000000000b R12: ffff8c2c37887100
[ 3406.113553][T230589] R13: ffff8c3a39537000 R14: 00000000000005dc R15: ffff8c3a31431000
[ 3406.125730][T230589] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8c3b9fc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 3406.138992][T230589] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 3406.149895][T230589] CR2: 00007f0dfea1db60 CR3: 000000387b5f2000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
[ 3406.162421][T230589] Call Trace:
[ 3406.170235][T230589]  <TASK>
[ 3406.177736][T230589]  mld_newpack+0xfe/0x1a0
[ 3406.186686][T230589]  add_grhead+0x87/0xa0
[ 3406.195498][T230589]  add_grec+0x485/0x4e0
[ 3406.204310][T230589]  ? newidle_balance+0x126/0x3f0
[ 3406.214024][T230589]  mld_ifc_work+0x15d/0x450
[ 3406.223279][T230589]  process_one_work+0x1e6/0x380
[ 3406.232982][T230589]  worker_thread+0x50/0x3a0
[ 3406.242371][T230589]  ? rescuer_thread+0x360/0x360
[ 3406.252175][T230589]  kthread+0x127/0x150
[ 3406.261197][T230589]  ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40
[ 3406.271287][T230589]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 3406.280812][T230589]  </TASK>
[ 3406.288937][T230589] Modules linked in: ... [last unloaded: kheaders]
[ 3406.476714][T230589] ---[ end trace 3525a7655f2f3b9e ]---

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48785?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48785 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-2022-48785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 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-2022-48785 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-2022-48785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.