CVE-2022-49691: linux kernel — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erspan: do not assume transport header is always set Rewrite tests in ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit() and erspan_fb_xmit() to not assume transport header is set. syzbot reported: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 Comm: aoe_tx0 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-syzkaller-00160-g274295c6e53f #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] RIP: 0010:ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Code: 0f 47 f0 40 88 b5 7f fe ff ff e8 8c 16 4b f9 89 de bf ff ff ff ff e8 a0 12 4b f9 66 83 fb ff 0f 85 1d f1 ff ff e8 71 16 4b f9 <0f> 0b e9 43 f0 ff ff e8 65 16 4b f9 48 8d 85 30 ff ff ff ba 60 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90005daf910 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff88801f032100 RSI: ffffffff882e8d3f RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffffc90005dafab8 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888024f21d40 R13: 000000000000a288 R14: 00000000000000b0 R15: ffff888025a2e000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88802c800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b2e425000 CR3: 000000006d099000 CR4: 0000000000152ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4805 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4819 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3588 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x188/0x880 net/core/dev.c:3604 sch_direct_xmit+0x19f/0xbe0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:342 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:3815 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x14a1/0x3900 net/core/dev.c:4219 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:2994 [inline] tx+0x6a/0xc0 drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c:63 kthread+0x1e7/0x3b0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1229 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302 </TASK>

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	4.18 — 4.19.250
linux	linux_kernel	4.20 — 5.4.202
linux	linux_kernel	5.5 — 5.10.127
linux	linux_kernel	5.11 — 5.15.51
linux	linux_kernel	5.16 — 5.18.8
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02da602bc2f353dccd9e489a604490034ded941e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c8aeffc7c586d53e1d380f010bdca4f710f2480 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/301bd140ed0b24f0da660874c7e8a47dad8c8222 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b2470399f679587c45abe56e551caf10becca2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec9867ee55478ef5dcb2adf030fe0c442a4c4ee https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb401f37f6eadf24956d93687e5758c163c0d12b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49691? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erspan: do not assume transport header is always set Rewrite tests in ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit() and erspan_fb_xmit() to not assume transport header is set. syzbot reported: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 at include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1350 Comm: aoe_tx0 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-syzkaller-00160-g274295c6e53f #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:2911 [inline] RIP: 0010:ip6erspan_tunnel_xmit+0x15af/0x2eb0 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:963 Code: 0f 47 f0 40 88 b5 7f fe ff ff e8 8c 16 4b f9 89 de bf ff ff ff ff e8 a0 12 4b f9 66 83 fb ff 0f 85 1d f1 ff ff e8 71 16 4b f9 <0f> 0b e9 43 f0 ff ff e8 65 16 4b f9 48 8d 85 30 ff ff ff ba 60 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90005daf910 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff88801f032100 RSI: ffffffff882e8d3f RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffffc90005dafab8 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888024f21d40 R13: 000000000000a288 R14: 00000000000000b0 R15: ffff888025a2e000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88802c800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b2e425000 CR3: 000000006d099000 CR4: 0000000000152ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4805 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4819 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3588 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x188/0x880 net/core/dev.c:3604 sch_direct_xmit+0x19f/0xbe0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:342 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:3815 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x14a1/0x3900 net/core/dev.c:4219 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:2994 [inline] tx+0x6a/0xc0 drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c:63 kthread+0x1e7/0x3b0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1229 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:302 </TASK> It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-49691? +

CVE-2022-49691 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-49691? +

CVE-2022-49691 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-49691? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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