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TI-2022-25313 Aliases CVE-2022-49812GHSA-9x8c-4rx4-5mxv

bridge: switchdev: Fix memory leaks when changing VLAN protocol

Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: switchdev: Fix memory leaks when changing VLAN protocol The bridge driver can offload VLANs to the underlying hardware either via switchdev or the 8021q driver. When the former is used, the VLAN is marked in the bridge driver with the 'BR_VLFLAG_ADDED_BY_SWITCHDEV' private flag. To avoid the memory leaks mentioned in the cited commit, the bridge driver will try to delete a VLAN via the 8021q driver if the VLAN is not marked with the previously mentioned flag. When the VLAN protocol of the bridge changes, switchdev drivers are notified via the 'SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_BRIDGE_VLAN_PROTOCOL' attribute, but the 8021q driver is also called to add the existing VLANs with the new protocol and delete them with the old protocol. In case the VLANs were offloaded via switchdev, the above behavior is both redundant and buggy. Redundant because the VLANs are already programmed in hardware and drivers that support VLAN protocol change (currently only mlx5) change the protocol upon the switchdev attribute notification. Buggy because the 8021q driver is called despite these VLANs being marked with 'BR_VLFLAG_ADDED_BY_SWITCHDEV'. This leads to memory leaks [1] when the VLANs are deleted. Fix by not calling the 8021q driver for VLANs that were already programmed via switchdev. [1] unreferenced object 0xffff8881f6771200 (size 256): comm "ip", pid 446855, jiffies 4298238841 (age 55.240s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 7f 0e 83 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000012819ac>] vlan_vid_add+0x437/0x750 [<00000000f2281fad>] __br_vlan_set_proto+0x289/0x920 [<000000000632b56f>] br_changelink+0x3d6/0x13f0 [<0000000089d25f04>] __rtnl_newlink+0x8ae/0x14c0 [<00000000f6276baf>] rtnl_newlink+0x5f/0x90 [<00000000746dc902>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x336/0xa00 [<000000001c2241c0>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x11d/0x340 [<0000000010588814>] netlink_unicast+0x438/0x710 [<00000000e1a4cd5c>] netlink_sendmsg+0x788/0xc40 [<00000000e8992d4e>] sock_sendmsg+0xb0/0xe0 [<00000000621b8f91>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x4ff/0x6d0 [<000000000ea26996>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x12e/0x1b0 [<00000000684f7e25>] __sys_sendmsg+0xab/0x130 [<000000004538b104>] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90 [<0000000091ed9678>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.157, 5.15.80, 6.0.10 +1Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.0 and later5.10.157, 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.0 and later Fixed in 5.10.157, 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1 to before 5.10.157; 5.11 to before 5.15.80; 5.16 to before 6.0.10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 rc8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 to before 5.10.157; 5.11 to before 5.15.80; 5.16 to before 6.0.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 rc5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.157, 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49812
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x8c-4rx4-5mxv
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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