CVE-2022-49017 tipc: re-fetch skb cb after tipc_msg_validate
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel TIPC module allows attackers to cause a system crash via crafted network packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49017?
CVE-2022-49017 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: re-fetch skb cb after tipc_msg_validate
As the call trace shows, the original skb was freed in tipc_msg_validate(), and dereferencing the old skb cb would cause an use-after-free crash.
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in tipc_crypto_rcv_complete+0x1835/0x2240 [tipc] Call Trace: <IRQ> tipc_crypto_rcv_complete+0x1835/0x2240 [tipc] tipc_crypto_rcv+0xd32/0x1ec0 [tipc] tipc_rcv+0x744/0x1150 [tipc] ... Allocated by task 47078: kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x158/0x4d0 __alloc_skb+0x1c1/0x270 tipc_buf_acquire+0x1e/0xe0 [tipc] tipc_msg_create+0x33/0x1c0 [tipc] tipc_link_build_proto_msg+0x38a/0x2100 [tipc] tipc_link_timeout+0x8b8/0xef0 [tipc] tipc_node_timeout+0x2a1/0x960 [tipc] call_timer_fn+0x2d/0x1c0 ... Freed by task 47078: tipc_msg_validate+0x7b/0x440 [tipc] tipc_crypto_rcv_complete+0x4b5/0x2240 [tipc] tipc_crypto_rcv+0xd32/0x1ec0 [tipc] tipc_rcv+0x744/0x1150 [tipc]
This patch fixes it by re-fetching the skb cb from the new allocated skb after calling tipc_msg_validate().
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49017?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-49017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49017, GHSA-m2gv-rr38-g5r4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49017.