CVE-2022-49697

bpf: Fix request_sock leak in sk lookup helpers

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix request_sock leak in sk lookup helpers A customer reported a request_socket leak in a Calico cloud environment. We found that a BPF program was doing a socket lookup with takes a refcnt on the socket and that it was finding the request_socket but returning the parent LISTEN socket via sk_to_full_sk() without decrementing the child request socket 1st, resulting in request_sock slab object leak. This patch retains the existing behaviour of returning full socks to the caller but it also decrements the child request_socket if one is present before doing so to prevent the leak. Thanks to Curtis Taylor for all the help in diagnosing and testing this. And thanks to Antoine Tenart for the reproducer and patch input. v2 of this patch contains, refactor as per Daniel Borkmann's suggestions to validate RCU flags on the listen socket so that it balances with bpf_sk_release() and update comments as per Martin KaFai Lau's suggestion. One small change to Daniels suggestion, put "sk = sk2" under "if (sk2 != sk)" to avoid an extra instruction.

Affected

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

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.515.16 ≤ v < 5.18.85.2 ≤ v < 5.10.1275.2 ≤ v < 5.15.515.2 ≤ v < 5.18.85.2 ≤ v < 5.195.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2025.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1275.19 rc15.19 rc25.19 rc35.2edbf8c01de5a104a71ed6df2bf6421ceb2836a8e
Vendor states this is fixed in 3046a827316c0e55fc563b4fb78c93b9ca5c7c37 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 516760f1d2979903eaad5b437256913c5cd98416 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5a62b5ba4c0ce8315b6382cd4ace81b48cd121cd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8ffe2e50e9678c8373027492035f094b130437f1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b03607437ea81b850599f705096b05b85e7a4a71 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.127 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.51 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.202 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3046a827316c0e55fc563b4fb78c93b9ca5c7c37
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/516760f1d2979903eaad5b437256913c5cd98416
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a62b5ba4c0ce8315b6382cd4ace81b48cd121cd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffe2e50e9678c8373027492035f094b130437f1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03607437ea81b850599f705096b05b85e7a4a71

CVSS

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

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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