CVE-2022-49859 net: lapbether: fix issue of invalid opcode in lapbeth_open()
A local attacker can trigger a kernel crash by repeatedly bringing a LAPB Ethernet device up after an initial registration failure.
- 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
What is CVE-2022-49859?
CVE-2022-49859 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 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: lapbether: fix issue of invalid opcode in lapbeth_open()
If lapb_register() failed when lapb device goes to up for the first time, the NAPI is not disabled. As a result, the invalid opcode issue is reported when the lapb device goes to up for the second time.
The stack info is as follows: [ 1958.311422][T11356] kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:6442! [ 1958.312206][T11356] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN [ 1958.315979][T11356] RIP: 0010:napi_enable+0x16a/0x1f0 [ 1958.332310][T11356] Call Trace: [ 1958.332817][T11356] <TASK> [ 1958.336135][T11356] lapbeth_open+0x18/0x90 [ 1958.337446][T11356] __dev_open+0x258/0x490 [ 1958.341672][T11356] __dev_change_flags+0x4d4/0x6a0 [ 1958.345325][T11356] dev_change_flags+0x93/0x160 [ 1958.346027][T11356] devinet_ioctl+0x1276/0x1bf0 [ 1958.346738][T11356] inet_ioctl+0x1c8/0x2d0 [ 1958.349638][T11356] sock_ioctl+0x5d1/0x750 [ 1958.356059][T11356] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x3ec/0x1790 [ 1958.365594][T11356] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [ 1958.366239][T11356] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 [ 1958.377381][T11356] </TASK>
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49859?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49859?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-49859 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49859 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49859, GHSA-2cfw-3h9f-mpm2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49859.