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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2022-49920

netfilter: nf_tables: netlink notifier might race to release objects

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: netlink notifier might race to release objects commit release path is invoked via call_rcu and it runs lockless to release the objects after rcu grace period. The netlink notifier handler might win race to remove objects that the transaction context is still referencing from the commit release path. Call rcu_barrier() to ensure pending rcu callbacks run to completion if the list of transactions to be destroyed is not empty.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 6001a930ce0378b62210d4f83583fc88a903d89d to < 1ffe7100411a8b9015115ce124cd6c9c9da6f8e3affected
  • 6001a930ce0378b62210d4f83583fc88a903d89d to < e40b7c44d19e327ad8b49a491ef1fa8dcc4566e0affected
  • 6001a930ce0378b62210d4f83583fc88a903d89d to < d4bc8271db21ea9f1c86a1ca4d64999f184d4aaeaffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 5.12affected
  • 0 to < 5.12unaffected
  • 5.15.78 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.0.8 to ≤ 6.0.*unaffected
  • 6.1 to ≤ *unaffected

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