CVE-2022-49183

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Reference Leak in act_ct Zone Switching

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones When switching zones or network namespaces without doing a ct clear in between, it is now leaking a reference to the old ct entry. That's because tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached() returns false and tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup() may simply overwrite it. The fix is to, as the ct entry is not reusable, free it already at tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached().

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (22)
linux/Kernel < 5.10.258linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.33linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.16.19linux
linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 5.17.2linux
Linux/Linux < 5.17
Linux/Linux 0fc1847359964e95e521cf2bb2b10f8e33dd0970
Linux/Linux 0fc1847359964e95e521cf2bb2b10f8e33dd0970 - 9222a08be539cbb7a8e0d46cbc7ab9e4db273eb8
Linux/Linux 2f131de361f6d0eaff17db26efdb844c178432f8 - b24793a37d91aacad7cb9893b226a7924a89636a
Linux/Linux 2f131de361f6d0eaff17db26efdb844c178432f8 - bcb74e132a76ce0502bb33d5b65533a4ed72d159
Linux/Linux 5.10.103 - 5.10.258
... and 12 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026