# CVE-2022-49207: bpf, sockmap: Fix memleak in sk_psock_queue_msg

> A race condition in the Linux kernel BPF sockmap implementation causes a memory leak, potentially 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-2022-49207, GHSA-q8pm-h92v-px9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49207

## What is CVE-2022-49207?

CVE-2022-49207 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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:

bpf, sockmap: Fix memleak in sk_psock_queue_msg

If tcp_bpf_sendmsg is running during a tear down operation we may enqueue
data on the ingress msg queue while tear down is trying to free it.

 sk1 (redirect sk2)                         sk2
 -------------------                      ---------------
tcp_bpf_sendmsg()
 tcp_bpf_send_verdict()
  tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir()
   bpf_tcp_ingress()
                                          sock_map_close()
                                           lock_sock()
    lock_sock() ... blocking
                                           sk_psock_stop
                                            sk_psock_clear_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED);
                                           release_sock(sk);
    lock_sock()
    sk_mem_charge()
    get_page()
    sk_psock_queue_msg()
     sk_psock_test_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED);
      drop_sk_msg()
    release_sock()

While drop_sk_msg(), the msg has charged memory form sk by sk_mem_charge
and has sg pages need to put. To fix we use sk_msg_free() and then kfee()
msg.

This issue can cause the following info:
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 9202 at net/core/stream.c:205 sk_stream_kill_queues+0xc8/0xe0
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 inet_csk_destroy_sock+0x55/0x110
 tcp_rcv_state_process+0xe5f/0xe90
 ? sk_filter_trim_cap+0x10d/0x230
 ? tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x161/0x250
 tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x161/0x250
 tcp_v4_rcv+0xc3a/0xce0
 ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x3d/0x230
 ip_local_deliver_finish+0x54/0x60
 ip_local_deliver+0xfd/0x110
 ? ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x230/0x230
 ip_rcv+0xd6/0x100
 ? ip_local_deliver+0x110/0x110
 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x85/0xa0
 process_backlog+0xa4/0x160
 __napi_poll+0x29/0x1b0
 net_rx_action+0x287/0x300
 __do_softirq+0xff/0x2fc
 do_softirq+0x79/0x90
 </IRQ>

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 531 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:154 inet_sock_destruct+0x175/0x1b0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __sk_destruct+0x24/0x1f0
 sk_psock_destroy+0x19b/0x1c0
 process_one_work+0x1b3/0x3c0
 ? process_one_work+0x3c0/0x3c0
 worker_thread+0x30/0x350
 ? process_one_work+0x3c0/0x3c0
 kthread+0xe6/0x110
 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
 </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49207?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49207 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49207 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49207 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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-2022-49207 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-2022-49207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49207

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