# CVE-2022-49227: igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters

> A local attacker can trigger kernel warnings and potential instability by changing RX ring parameters on Intel I225/I226 network interfaces.

- **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-2022-49227, GHSA-vv5g-r8mg-xvc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49227

## What is CVE-2022-49227?

CVE-2022-49227 is a medium-severity denial of service 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:

igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters

Calling ethtool changing the RX ring parameters like this:

  $ ethtool -G eth0 rx 1024

on igc triggers kernel warnings like this:

[  225.198467] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[  225.198473] Missing unregister, handled but fix driver
[  225.198485] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 959 at net/core/xdp.c:168
xdp_rxq_info_reg+0x79/0xd0
[...]
[  225.198601] Call Trace:
[  225.198604]  <TASK>
[  225.198609]  igc_setup_rx_resources+0x3f/0xe0 [igc]
[  225.198617]  igc_ethtool_set_ringparam+0x30e/0x450 [igc]
[  225.198626]  ethnl_set_rings+0x18a/0x250
[  225.198631]  genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xca/0x110
[  225.198637]  genl_rcv_msg+0xce/0x1c0
[  225.198640]  ? rings_prepare_data+0x60/0x60
[  225.198644]  ? genl_get_cmd+0xd0/0xd0
[  225.198647]  netlink_rcv_skb+0x4e/0xf0
[  225.198652]  genl_rcv+0x24/0x40
[  225.198655]  netlink_unicast+0x20e/0x330
[  225.198659]  netlink_sendmsg+0x23f/0x480
[  225.198663]  sock_sendmsg+0x5b/0x60
[  225.198667]  __sys_sendto+0xf0/0x160
[  225.198671]  ? handle_mm_fault+0xb2/0x280
[  225.198676]  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1eb/0x690
[  225.198680]  __x64_sys_sendto+0x20/0x30
[  225.198683]  do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
[  225.198687]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
[  225.198693] RIP: 0033:0x7f7ae38ac3aa

igc_ethtool_set_ringparam() copies the igc_ring structure but neglects to
reset the xdp_rxq_info member before calling igc_setup_rx_resources().
This in turn calls xdp_rxq_info_reg() with an already registered xdp_rxq_info.

Make sure to unregister the xdp_rxq_info structure first in
igc_setup_rx_resources.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49227?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49227?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2022-49227 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49227 is a medium-severity denial of service 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-2022-49227 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-2022-49227/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49227/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49227
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49227
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49227

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