qede: confirm skb is allocated before using
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: qede: confirm skb is allocated before using qede_build_skb() assumes build_skb() always works and goes straight to skb_reserve(). However, build_skb() can fail under memory pressure. This results in a kernel panic because the skb to reserve is NULL. Add a check in case build_skb() failed to allocate and return NULL. The NULL return is handled correctly in callers to qede_build_skb().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.18 and later | 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.18 and later Fixed in 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49084
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6f6-f4j2-hrcf
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9648adb1b3ece55c657d3a4f52bfee663b710dfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034a92c6a81048128fc7b18d278d52438a13902a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8928239e5e2e460d95b8a0b89f61671625e7ece0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bdce2359b5f4986eb38d1e81865b3586cc20d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d6b3db9d1cf80908964036dbe1c52a86b1afb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1fd0c42acfa22bb34d2ab6a111484f466ab8093
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e910dbe36508654a896d5735b318c0b88172570
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6f6-f4j2-hrcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49084 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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