net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones

Summary

CVECVE-2022-49183
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-02-26 07:00:55 UTC
Updated2026-06-01 17:16:22 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones When switching zones or network namespaces without doing a ct clear in between, it is now leaking a reference to the old ct entry. That's because tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached() returns false and tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup() may simply overwrite it. The fix is to, as the ct entry is not reusable, free it already at tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached().

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-noinfo Not enough information


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 0fc1847359964e95e521cf2bb2b10f8e33dd0970 9222a08be539cbb7a8e0d46cbc7ab9e4db273eb8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a95ea90deb3071c1ded77a05e91cfebc5238d908 bcbf4e5c3b5b373cd61528392dd1ec8e9c0fd33d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e9408de00e5ecd0dbe91cf061c7da23711c4febb 4bb42d73def9411e5cad885b9811987d72431df1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2f131de361f6d0eaff17db26efdb844c178432f8 b24793a37d91aacad7cb9893b226a7924a89636a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2f131de361f6d0eaff17db26efdb844c178432f8 bcb74e132a76ce0502bb33d5b65533a4ed72d159 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.10.103 5.10.258 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.15.26 5.15.33 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.16.12 5.16.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.17 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.17 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.258 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.33 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.16.19 5.16.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.17.2 5.17.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.18 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb74e132a76ce0502bb33d5b65533a4ed72d159 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b24793a37d91aacad7cb9893b226a7924a89636a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbf4e5c3b5b373cd61528392dd1ec8e9c0fd33d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9222a08be539cbb7a8e0d46cbc7ab9e4db273eb8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb42d73def9411e5cad885b9811987d72431df1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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