# CVE-2022-49973: skmsg: Fix wrong last sg check in sk_msg_recvmsg()

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel NULL pointer dereference in skmsg, causing a system crash and 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:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49973, GHSA-fqp7-97qm-6gwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49973

## What is CVE-2022-49973?

CVE-2022-49973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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:

skmsg: Fix wrong last sg check in sk_msg_recvmsg()

Fix one kernel NULL pointer dereference as below:

[  224.462334] Call Trace:
[  224.462394]  __tcp_bpf_recvmsg+0xd3/0x380
[  224.462441]  ? sock_has_perm+0x78/0xa0
[  224.462463]  tcp_bpf_recvmsg+0x12e/0x220
[  224.462494]  inet_recvmsg+0x5b/0xd0
[  224.462534]  __sys_recvfrom+0xc8/0x130
[  224.462574]  ? syscall_trace_enter+0x1df/0x2e0
[  224.462606]  ? __do_page_fault+0x2de/0x500
[  224.462635]  __x64_sys_recvfrom+0x24/0x30
[  224.462660]  do_syscall_64+0x5d/0x1d0
[  224.462709]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca

In commit 9974d37ea75f ("skmsg: Fix invalid last sg check in
sk_msg_recvmsg()"), we change last sg check to sg_is_last(),
but in sockmap redirection case (without stream_parser/stream_verdict/
skb_verdict), we did not mark the end of the scatterlist. Check the
sk_msg_alloc, sk_msg_page_add, and bpf_msg_push_data functions, they all
do not mark the end of sg. They are expected to use sg.end for end
judgment. So the judgment of '(i != msg_rx->sg.end)' is added back here.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49973?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49973?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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-2022-49973 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-2022-49973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49973/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.