Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tunnel: wait until all...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tunnel: wait until all sk_user_data reader finish before releasing the sock
There is a race condition in vxlan that when deleting a vxlan device
during receiving packets, there is a possibility that the sock is
released after getting vxlan_sock vs from sk_user_data. Then in
later vxlan_ecn_decapsulate(), vxlan_get_sk_family() we will got
NULL pointer dereference. e.g.
#0 [ffffa25ec6978a38] machine_kexec at ffffffff8c669757
#1 [ffffa25ec6978a90] __crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c0a4d
#2 [ffffa25ec6978b58] crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c1c48
#3 [ffffa25ec6978b60] oops_end at ffffffff8c627f2b
#4 [ffffa25ec6978b80] page_fault_oops at ffffffff8c678fcb
#5 [ffffa25ec6978bd8] exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d109542
#6 [ffffa25ec6978c00] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d200b62
[exception RIP: vxlan_ecn_decapsulate+0x3b]
RIP: ffffffffc1014e7b RSP: ffffa25ec6978cb0 RFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000008 RBX: ffff8aa000888000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 000000000000000e RSI: ffff8a9fc7ab803e RDI: ffff8a9fd1168700
RBP: ffff8a9fc7ab803e R8: 0000000000700000 R9: 00000000000010ae
R10: ffff8a9fcb748980 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8a9fd1168700
R13: ffff8aa000888000 R14: 00000000002a0000 R15: 00000000000010ae
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
#7 [ffffa25ec6978ce8] vxlan_rcv at ffffffffc10189cd [vxlan]
#8 [ffffa25ec6978d90] udp_queue_rcv_one_skb at ffffffff8cfb6507
#9 [ffffa25ec6978dc0] udp_unicast_rcv_skb at ffffffff8cfb6e45
#10 [ffffa25ec6978dc8] __udp4_lib_rcv at ffffffff8cfb8807
#11 [ffffa25ec6978e20] ip_protocol_deliver_rcu at ffffffff8cf76951
#12 [ffffa25ec6978e48] ip_local_deliver at ffffffff8cf76bde
#13 [ffffa25ec6978ea0] __netif_receive_skb_one_core at ffffffff8cecde9b
#14 [ffffa25ec6978ec8] process_backlog at ffffffff8cece139
#15 [ffffa25ec6978f00] __napi_poll at ffffffff8ceced1a
#16 [ffffa25ec6978f28] net_rx_action at ffffffff8cecf1f3
#17 [ffffa25ec6978fa0] __softirqentry_text_start at ffffffff8d4000ca
#18 [ffffa25ec6978ff0] do_softirq at ffffffff8c6fbdc3
Reproducer: https://github.com/Mellanox/ovs-tests/blob/master/test-ovs-vxlan-remove-tunnel-during-traffic.sh
Fix this by waiting for all sk_user_data reader to finish before
releasing the sock.
Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2022-50405 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2022-50405? CVE-2022-50405 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50405? CVE-2022-50405 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2022-50405? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2022-50405 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2022-50405 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2022-50405 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2022-50405 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.