CVE-2022-48839

net/packet: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg() syzbot found that when an AF_PACKET socket is using PACKET_COPY_THRESH and mmap operations, tpacket_rcv() is queueing skbs with garbage in skb->cb[], triggering a too big copy [1] Presumably, users of af_packet using mmap() already gets correct metadata from the mapped buffer, we can simply make sure to clear 12 bytes that might be copied to user space later. BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in memcpy include/linux/fortify-string.h:225 [inline] BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in packet_recvmsg+0x56c/0x1150 net/packet/af_packet.c:3489 Write of size 165 at addr ffffc9000385fb78 by task syz-executor233/3631 CPU: 0 PID: 3631 Comm: syz-executor233 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc7-syzkaller-02396-g0b3660695e80 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xf/0x336 mm/kasan/report.c:255 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:442 [inline] kasan_report.cold+0x83/0xdf mm/kasan/report.c:459 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x13d/0x180 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 memcpy+0x39/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:66 memcpy include/linux/fortify-string.h:225 [inline] packet_recvmsg+0x56c/0x1150 net/packet/af_packet.c:3489 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:948 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:966 [inline] sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:962 [inline] ____sys_recvmsg+0x2c4/0x600 net/socket.c:2632 ___sys_recvmsg+0x127/0x200 net/socket.c:2674 __sys_recvmsg+0xe2/0x1a0 net/socket.c:2704 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7fdfd5954c29 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 41 15 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 c0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffcf8e71e48 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002f RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 00007fdfd5954c29 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000020000500 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 000000000000000d R09: 000000000000000d R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffcf8e71e60 R13: 00000000000f4240 R14: 000000000000c1ff R15: 00007ffcf8e71e54 </TASK> addr ffffc9000385fb78 is located in stack of task syz-executor233/3631 at offset 32 in frame: ____sys_recvmsg+0x0/0x600 include/linux/uio.h:246 this frame has 1 object: [32, 160) 'addr' Memory state around the buggy address: ffffc9000385fa80: 00 04 f3 f3 f3 f3 f3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ffffc9000385fb00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f1 f1 f1 f1 00 >ffffc9000385fb80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f3 ^ ffffc9000385fc00: f3 f3 f3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f1 ffffc9000385fc80: f1 f1 f1 00 f2 f2 f2 00 f2 f2 f2 00 00 00 00 00 ==================================================================

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.14 ≤ v < 4.14.2732.6.14 ≤ v < 4.19.2362.6.14 ≤ v < 4.9.3082.6.14 ≤ v < 5.10.1082.6.14 ≤ v < 5.15.312.6.14 ≤ v < 5.16.172.6.14 ≤ v < 5.172.6.14 ≤ v < 5.4.1874.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2734.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2364.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1875.11 ≤ v < 5.15.315.16 ≤ v < 5.16.175.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1080fb375fb9b93b7d822debc6a734052337ccfdb1f2.6.14
Vendor states this is fixed in 268dcf1f7b3193bc446ec3d14e08a240e9561e4d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70b7b3c055fd4a464da8da55ff4c1f84269f9b02 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a055f5f2841f7522b44a2b1eccb1951b4b03d51a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a33dd1e6693f80d805155b3f69c18c2f642915da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b1e27cda1e3c12b705875bb7e247a97168580e33 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b9d5772d60f8e7ef34e290f72fc20e3a4883e7d0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c700525fcc06b05adfea78039de02628af79e07a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef591b35176029fdefea38e8388ffa371e18f4b2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.273 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.236 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.308 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.108 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.187 (unaffected)

References (8)

Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/268dcf1f7b3193bc446ec3d14e08a240e9561e4d
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70b7b3c055fd4a464da8da55ff4c1f84269f9b02
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a055f5f2841f7522b44a2b1eccb1951b4b03d51a
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a33dd1e6693f80d805155b3f69c18c2f642915da
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e27cda1e3c12b705875bb7e247a97168580e33
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d5772d60f8e7ef34e290f72fc20e3a4883e7d0
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c700525fcc06b05adfea78039de02628af79e07a
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef591b35176029fdefea38e8388ffa371e18f4b2

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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