ipvlan: Fix out-of-bound bugs caused by unset skb->mac_header
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvlan: Fix out-of-bound bugs caused by unset skb->mac_header If an AF_PACKET socket is used to send packets through ipvlan and the default xmit function of the AF_PACKET socket is changed from dev_queue_xmit() to packet_direct_xmit() via setsockopt() with the option name of PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS, the skb->mac_header may not be reset and remains as the initial value of 65535, this may trigger slab-out-of-bounds bugs as following: ================================================================= UG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2+0xdb/0x330 [ipvlan] PU: 2 PID: 1768 Comm: raw_send Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.0.0-rc4+ #6 ardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-1.fc33 all Trace: print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1d/0x160 print_report.cold+0x4f/0x112 kasan_report+0xa3/0x130 ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2+0xdb/0x330 [ipvlan] ipvlan_start_xmit+0x29/0xa0 [ipvlan] __dev_direct_xmit+0x2e2/0x380 packet_direct_xmit+0x22/0x60 packet_snd+0x7c9/0xc40 sock_sendmsg+0x9a/0xa0 __sys_sendto+0x18a/0x230 __x64_sys_sendto+0x74/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The root cause is: 1. packet_snd() only reset skb->mac_header when sock->type is SOCK_RAW and skb->protocol is not specified as in packet_parse_headers() 2. packet_direct_xmit() doesn't reset skb->mac_header as dev_queue_xmit() In this case, skb->mac_header is 65535 when ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2() is called. So when ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2() gets mac header with eth_hdr() which use "skb->head + skb->mac_header", out-of-bound access occurs. This patch replaces eth_hdr() with skb_eth_hdr() in ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2() and reset mac header in multicast to solve this out-of-bound bug.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 4.9.330, 4.14.295, 4.19.260, 5.4.215, 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 4.9.330, 4.14.295, 4.19.260, 5.4.215, 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.19 to before 4.9.330; 4.10 to before 4.14.295; 4.15 to before 4.19.260; 4.20 to before 5.4.215; 5.5 to before 5.10.146; 5.11 to before 5.15.71; 5.16 to before 5.19.12 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.9.330; 4.10 to before 4.14.295; 4.15 to before 4.19.260; 4.20 to before 5.4.215; 5.5 to before 5.10.146; 5.11 to before 5.15.71; 5.16 to before 5.19.12 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.330, 4.14.295, 4.19.260, 5.4.215, 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48651
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgv5-6j9r-qr9f
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2b46cd5796f083e452fbc624f65b80328b0c1a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25efdbe5fe542c3063d1948cc4e98abcb57621ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffcdade259c05ab3436b5fab711612093c275ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/346e94aa4a99378592c46d6a34c72703a32bd5be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab4a733874ead120691e8038272d22f8444d3638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d06006c7eb75587d986da46c48ba9274f94e8e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b583e6b25bf9321c91154f6c78d2173ef12c4241
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81225b2ea161af48e093f58e8dfee6d705b16af4
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48651 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48651 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgv5-6j9r-qr9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48651 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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