CVE-2022-48999

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.3-5.4.225, 5.5-5.10.157, 5.11-5.15.81, 5.16-6.0.11 - Out-of-bounds Read in fib_nh_match

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: Handle attempt to delete multipath route when fib_info contains an nh reference Gwangun Jung reported a slab-out-of-bounds access in fib_nh_match: fib_nh_match+0xf98/0x1130 linux-6.0-rc7/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c:961 fib_table_delete+0x5f3/0xa40 linux-6.0-rc7/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:1753 inet_rtm_delroute+0x2b3/0x380 linux-6.0-rc7/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c:874 Separate nexthop objects are mutually exclusive with the legacy multipath spec. Fix fib_nh_match to return if the config for the to be deleted route contains a multipath spec while the fib_info is using a nexthop object.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.82linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.12linux
linux/Kernel 5.3.0 - 5.4.226linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.158linux
Linux/Linux < 5.3
Linux/Linux 493ced1ac47c48bb86d9d4e8e87df8592be85a0e - 0b5394229ebae09afc07aabccb5ffd705ffd250e
Linux/Linux 493ced1ac47c48bb86d9d4e8e87df8592be85a0e - 25174d91e4a32a24204060d283bd5fa6d0ddf133
Linux/Linux 493ced1ac47c48bb86d9d4e8e87df8592be85a0e - 61b91eb33a69c3be11b259c5ea484505cd79f883
Linux/Linux 493ced1ac47c48bb86d9d4e8e87df8592be85a0e - bb20a2ae241be846bc3c11ea4b3a3c69e41d51f2
Linux/Linux 493ced1ac47c48bb86d9d4e8e87df8592be85a0e - cc3cd130ecfb8b0ae52e235e487bae3f16a24a32
... and 7 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026