# CVE-2022-48819: tcp: take care of mixed splice()/sendmsg(MSG_ZEROCOPY) case

> A Linux kernel TCP vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a warning and potential denial of service by mixing splice and zero-copy send operations.

- **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:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48819, GHSA-9pvc-v9gg-mq34, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48819

## What is CVE-2022-48819?

CVE-2022-48819 is a medium-severity denial of service 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:

tcp: take care of mixed splice()/sendmsg(MSG_ZEROCOPY) case

syzbot found that mixing sendpage() and sendmsg(MSG_ZEROCOPY)
calls over the same TCP socket would again trigger the
infamous warning in inet_sock_destruct()

	WARN_ON(sk_forward_alloc_get(sk));

While Talal took into account a mix of regular copied data
and MSG_ZEROCOPY one in the same skb, the sendpage() path
has been forgotten.

We want the charging to happen for sendpage(), because
pages could be coming from a pipe. What is missing is the
downgrading of pure zerocopy status to make sure
sk_forward_alloc will stay synced.

Add tcp_downgrade_zcopy_pure() helper so that we can
use it from the two callers.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48819?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48819?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48819 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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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-2022-48819 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48819 is a medium-severity denial of service 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-2022-48819 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-2022-48819/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48819/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48819
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48819
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48819

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48819/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.