# CVE-2022-49558: netfilter: nf_tables: double hook unregistration in netns path

> A race condition in Linux kernel netfilter allows double hook unregistration, potentially causing a system crash or 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:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49558, GHSA-r85c-395r-g559, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49558

## What is CVE-2022-49558?

CVE-2022-49558 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:

netfilter: nf_tables: double hook unregistration in netns path

__nft_release_hooks() is called from pre_netns exit path which
unregisters the hooks, then the NETDEV_UNREGISTER event is triggered
which unregisters the hooks again.

[  565.221461] WARNING: CPU: 18 PID: 193 at net/netfilter/core.c:495 __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x247/0x270
[...]
[  565.246890] CPU: 18 PID: 193 Comm: kworker/u64:1 Tainted: G            E     5.18.0-rc7+ #27
[  565.253682] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
[  565.257059] RIP: 0010:__nf_unregister_net_hook+0x247/0x270
[...]
[  565.297120] Call Trace:
[  565.300900]  <TASK>
[  565.304683]  nf_tables_flowtable_event+0x16a/0x220 [nf_tables]
[  565.308518]  raw_notifier_call_chain+0x63/0x80
[  565.312386]  unregister_netdevice_many+0x54f/0xb50

Unregister and destroy netdev hook from netns pre_exit via kfree_rcu
so the NETDEV_UNREGISTER path see unregistered hooks.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49558?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49558?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49558 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49558 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-2022-49558 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-2022-49558/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49558/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49558
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49558
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49558

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49558/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.