CVE-2022-49904

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in neigh_table_clear()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net, neigh: Fix null-ptr-deref in neigh_table_clear() When IPv6 module gets initialized but hits an error in the middle, kenel panic with: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000598-0x000000000000059f] CPU: 1 PID: 361 Comm: insmod Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) RIP: 0010:__neigh_ifdown.isra.0+0x24b/0x370 RSP: 0018:ffff888012677908 EFLAGS: 00000202 ... Call Trace: <TASK> neigh_table_clear+0x94/0x2d0 ndisc_cleanup+0x27/0x40 [ipv6] inet6_init+0x21c/0x2cb [ipv6] do_one_initcall+0xd3/0x4d0 do_init_module+0x1ae/0x670 ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception When ipv6 initialization fails, it will try to cleanup and calls: neigh_table_clear() neigh_ifdown(tbl, NULL) pneigh_queue_purge(&tbl->proxy_queue, dev_net(dev == NULL)) # dev_net(NULL) triggers null-ptr-deref. Fix it by passing NULL to pneigh_queue_purge() in neigh_ifdown() if dev is NULL, to make kernel not panic immediately.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.5%
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

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (31)
linux/Kernel < 4.14.299linux
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.265linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.224linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.78linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.8linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.154linux
Linux/Linux < 6.0
Linux/Linux 05fdce1ae744dee43c9181fd063c9c0db4f777f2 - b736592de2aa53aee2d48d6b129bc0c892007bbe
Linux/Linux 2dd5ed474115150d8175825bc3b56c6385c3a83b
Linux/Linux 4.14.292 - 4.14.299
... and 21 more
Published May 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026