# CVE-2022-49198: mptcp: Fix crash due to tcp_tsorted_anchor was initialized before release skb

> A Linux kernel bug in MPTCP handling causes a crash during memory pressure, leading to denial of service.

- **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:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49198, GHSA-gv36-4fc7-769m, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49198

## What is CVE-2022-49198?

CVE-2022-49198 is a medium-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:

mptcp: Fix crash due to tcp_tsorted_anchor was initialized before release skb

Got crash when doing pressure test of mptcp:

===========================================================================
dst_release: dst:ffffa06ce6e5c058 refcnt:-1
kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffa06ce6e5c058
PGD 190a01067 P4D 190a01067 PUD 43fffb067 PMD 22e403063 PTE 8000000226e5c063
Oops: 0011 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 7 PID: 7823 Comm: kworker/7:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G            E
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.2.1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 ? skb_release_head_state+0x68/0x100
 ? skb_release_all+0xe/0x30
 ? kfree_skb+0x32/0xa0
 ? mptcp_sendmsg_frag+0x57e/0x750
 ? __mptcp_retrans+0x21b/0x3c0
 ? __switch_to_asm+0x35/0x70
 ? mptcp_worker+0x25e/0x320
 ? process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360
 ? worker_thread+0x30/0x390
 ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0
 ? kthread+0x112/0x130
 ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10
 ? ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
===========================================================================

In __mptcp_alloc_tx_skb skb was allocated and skb->tcp_tsorted_anchor will
be initialized, in under memory pressure situation sk_wmem_schedule will
return false and then kfree_skb. In this case skb->_skb_refdst is not null
because_skb_refdst and tcp_tsorted_anchor are stored in the same mem, and
kfree_skb will try to release dst and cause crash.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49198?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49198?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49198 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49198 is a medium-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-2022-49198 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-2022-49198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49198/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49198
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49198
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49198

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49198/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.