CVE-2022-49871

net: tun: Fix memory leaks of napi_get_frags

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 02:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tun: Fix memory leaks of napi_get_frags kmemleak reports after running test_progs: unreferenced object 0xffff8881b1672dc0 (size 232): comm "test_progs", pid 394388, jiffies 4354712116 (age 841.975s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): e0 84 d7 a8 81 88 ff ff 80 2c 67 b1 81 88 ff ff .........,g..... 00 40 c5 9b 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .@.............. backtrace: [<00000000c8f01748>] napi_skb_cache_get+0xd4/0x150 [<0000000041c7fc09>] __napi_build_skb+0x15/0x50 [<00000000431c7079>] __napi_alloc_skb+0x26e/0x540 [<000000003ecfa30e>] napi_get_frags+0x59/0x140 [<0000000099b2199e>] tun_get_user+0x183d/0x3bb0 [tun] [<000000008a5adef0>] tun_chr_write_iter+0xc0/0x1b1 [tun] [<0000000049993ff4>] do_iter_readv_writev+0x19f/0x320 [<000000008f338ea2>] do_iter_write+0x135/0x630 [<000000008a3377a4>] vfs_writev+0x12e/0x440 [<00000000a6b5639a>] do_writev+0x104/0x280 [<00000000ccf065d8>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [<00000000d776e329>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The issue occurs in the following scenarios: tun_get_user() napi_gro_frags() napi_frags_finish() case GRO_NORMAL: gro_normal_one() list_add_tail(&skb->list, &napi->rx_list); <-- While napi->rx_count < READ_ONCE(gro_normal_batch), <-- gro_normal_list() is not called, napi->rx_list is not empty <-- not ask to complete the gro work, will cause memory leaks in <-- following tun_napi_del() ... tun_napi_del() netif_napi_del() __netif_napi_del() <-- &napi->rx_list is not empty, which caused memory leaks To fix, add napi_complete() after napi_gro_frags().

Affected

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

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2674.15 ≤ v < 5.10.1554.15 ≤ v < 5.15.794.15 ≤ v < 5.4.2254.15 ≤ v < 6.0.94.15 ≤ v < 6.14.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2255.11 ≤ v < 5.15.795.16 ≤ v < 6.0.95.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1556.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc36.1 rc490e33d45940793def6f773b2d528e9f3c84ffdc7
Vendor states this is fixed in 1118b2049d77ca0b505775fc1a8d1909cf19a7ec (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 223ef6a94e52331a6a7ef31e59921e0e82d2d40a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3401f964028ac941425b9b2c8ff8a022539ef44a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b12a020b20a78f62bedc50f26db3bf4fadf8cb9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a4f73f6adc53fd7a3f9771cbc89a03ef39b0b755 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d7569302a7a52a9305d2fb054df908ff985553bb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.267 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.155 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.79 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.225 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1118b2049d77ca0b505775fc1a8d1909cf19a7ec
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/223ef6a94e52331a6a7ef31e59921e0e82d2d40a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3401f964028ac941425b9b2c8ff8a022539ef44a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b12a020b20a78f62bedc50f26db3bf4fadf8cb9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f73f6adc53fd7a3f9771cbc89a03ef39b0b755
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7569302a7a52a9305d2fb054df908ff985553bb

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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