# CVE-2022-49096: net: sfc: add missing xdp queue reinitialization

> A missing reinitialization in the sfc network driver causes a kernel panic via null pointer dereference when XDP actions occur after ring buffer resizing.

- **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:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49096, GHSA-24mj-3qxv-928j, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-49096, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49096

## What is CVE-2022-49096?

CVE-2022-49096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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:

net: sfc: add missing xdp queue reinitialization

After rx/tx ring buffer size is changed, kernel panic occurs when
it acts XDP_TX or XDP_REDIRECT.

When tx/rx ring buffer size is changed(ethtool -G), sfc driver
reallocates and reinitializes rx and tx queues and their buffer
(tx_queue->buffer).
But it misses reinitializing xdp queues(efx->xdp_tx_queues).
So, while it is acting XDP_TX or XDP_REDIRECT, it uses the uninitialized
tx_queue->buffer.

A new function efx_set_xdp_channels() is separated from efx_set_channels()
to handle only xdp queues.

Splat looks like:
   BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000002a
   #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
   #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
   PGD 0 P4D 0
   Oops: 0002 [#4] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
   RIP: 0010:efx_tx_map_chunk+0x54/0x90 [sfc]
   CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Tainted: G      D           5.17.0+ #55 e8beeee8289528f11357029357cf
   Code: 48 8b 8d a8 01 00 00 48 8d 14 52 4c 8d 2c d0 44 89 e0 48 85 c9 74 0e 44 89 e2 4c 89 f6 48 80
   RSP: 0018:ffff92f121e45c60 EFLAGS: 00010297
   RIP: 0010:efx_tx_map_chunk+0x54/0x90 [sfc]
   RAX: 0000000000000040 RBX: ffff92ea506895c0 RCX: ffffffffc0330870
   RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000001139b10ce RDI: ffff92ea506895c0
   RBP: ffffffffc0358a80 R08: 00000001139b110d R09: 0000000000000000
   R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff92ea414c0088 R12: 0000000000000040
   R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00000001139b10ce R15: ffff92ea506895c0
   FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff92f121ec0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
   CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
   Code: 48 8b 8d a8 01 00 00 48 8d 14 52 4c 8d 2c d0 44 89 e0 48 85 c9 74 0e 44 89 e2 4c 89 f6 48 80
   CR2: 000000000000002a CR3: 00000003e6810004 CR4: 00000000007706e0
   RSP: 0018:ffff92f121e85c60 EFLAGS: 00010297
   PKRU: 55555554
   RAX: 0000000000000040 RBX: ffff92ea50689700 RCX: ffffffffc0330870
   RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000001145a90ce RDI: ffff92ea50689700
   RBP: ffffffffc0358a80 R08: 00000001145a910d R09: 0000000000000000
   R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff92ea414c0088 R12: 0000000000000040
   R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00000001145a90ce R15: ffff92ea50689700
   FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff92f121e80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
   CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
   CR2: 000000000000002a CR3: 00000003e6810005 CR4: 00000000007706e0
   PKRU: 55555554
   Call Trace:
    <IRQ>
    efx_xdp_tx_buffers+0x12b/0x3d0 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
    __efx_rx_packet+0x5c3/0x930 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
    efx_rx_packet+0x28c/0x2e0 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
    efx_ef10_ev_process+0x5f8/0xf40 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
    ? enqueue_task_fair+0x95/0x550
    efx_poll+0xc4/0x360 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49096?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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-2022-49096 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-2022-49096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49096

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