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CVE-2022-48810: ipmr,ip6mr: acquire RTNL before calling ip[6]mr_free_table() on failure path

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmr,ip6mr: acquire RTNL before calling ip[6]mr_free_table() on failure path ip[6]mr_free_table() can only be called under RTNL lock. RTNL: assertion failed at net/core/dev.c (10367) WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 5890 at net/core/dev.c:10367 unregister_netdevice_many+0x1246/0x1850 net/core/dev.c:10367 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 5890 Comm: syz-executor.2 Not tainted 5.16.0-syzkaller-11627-g422ee58dc0ef #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:unregister_netdevice_many+0x1246/0x1850 net/core/dev.c:10367 Code: 0f 85 9b ee ff ff e8 69 07 4b fa ba 7f 28 00 00 48 c7 c6 00 90 ae 8a 48 c7 c7 40 90 ae 8a c6 05 6d b1 51 06 01 e8 8c 90 d8 01 <0f> 0b e9 70 ee ff ff e8 3e 07 4b fa 4c 89 e7 e8 86 2a 59 fa e9 ee RSP: 0018:ffffc900046ff6e0 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff888050f51d00 RSI: ffffffff815fa008 RDI: fffff520008dfece RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffffff815f3d6e R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000fffffff4 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffffc900046ff750 R15: ffff88807b7dc000 FS: 00007f4ab736e700(0000) GS:ffff8880b9d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fee0b4f8990 CR3: 000000001e7d2000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> mroute_clean_tables+0x244/0xb40 net/ipv6/ip6mr.c:1509 ip6mr_free_table net/ipv6/ip6mr.c:389 [inline] ip6mr_rules_init net/ipv6/ip6mr.c:246 [inline] ip6mr_net_init net/ipv6/ip6mr.c:1306 [inline] ip6mr_net_init+0x3f0/0x4e0 net/ipv6/ip6mr.c:1298 ops_init+0xaf/0x470 net/core/net_namespace.c:140 setup_net+0x54f/0xbb0 net/core/net_namespace.c:331 copy_net_ns+0x318/0x760 net/core/net_namespace.c:475 create_new_namespaces+0x3f6/0xb20 kernel/nsproxy.c:110 copy_namespaces+0x391/0x450 kernel/nsproxy.c:178 copy_process+0x2e0c/0x7300 kernel/fork.c:2167 kernel_clone+0xe7/0xab0 kernel/fork.c:2555 __do_sys_clone+0xc8/0x110 kernel/fork.c:2672 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f4ab89f9059 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0x7f4ab89f902f. RSP: 002b:00007f4ab736e118 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000038 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f4ab8b0bf60 RCX: 00007f4ab89f9059 RDX: 0000000020000280 RSI: 0000000020000270 RDI: 0000000040200000 RBP: 00007f4ab8a5308d R08: 0000000020000300 R09: 0000000020000300 R10: 00000000200002c0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007ffc3977cc1f R14: 00007f4ab736e300 R15: 0000000000022000 </TASK>

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-48810 is a Linux kernel networking bug in multicast routing cleanup. The kernel called cleanup code without the required RTNL lock on an error path. Public sources show a kernel warning found by syzkaller, but do not provide a CVSS score, confirmed business impact, or active exploitation evidence.

Executive priority

Handle through normal Linux kernel patch management unless your vendor rates it higher. Accelerate review for container platforms, multi-tenant Linux hosts, and systems with unexplained kernel networking warnings. Current public evidence does not support emergency action based on exploitation.

Technical view

The issue affects Linux kernel ipmr/ip6mr code. ip[6]mr_free_table() must run under the RTNL lock, but failure paths in multicast routing table initialization could call it without that lock. The reported trace occurs during network namespace creation and IPv6 multicast routing cleanup. Stable kernel commits add RTNL acquisition before the free operation.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to systems running affected Linux kernel versions or vendor kernels carrying the vulnerable code. Risk is more relevant where network namespaces or containerized workloads are used. The source bundle lists Linux as affected but does not identify specific distributions or appliances.

Exploitation context

No active exploitation is indicated by KEV, and the sources only show a syzkaller-discovered kernel warning. The bundle does not confirm remote exploitability, privilege requirements, denial-of-service impact, or data compromise. Treat exploitation context as incomplete until vendor advisories clarify impact.

Researcher notes

Sources lack CVSS, CWE, and explicit impact. The root condition is a missing RTNL lock around ipmr/ip6mr table cleanup on an initialization failure path. The crash trace is from syzkaller on Linux 5.16. Validate against exact vendor backports rather than upstream version numbers alone.

Mitigation direction

  • Check your Linux distribution or appliance vendor advisory for CVE-2022-48810.
  • Update to a kernel package containing the referenced stable fixes.
  • Prioritize multi-tenant, container-host, and namespace-heavy systems if vendors rate impact materially.
  • If no vendor fix exists, follow vendor guidance for supported kernel branches.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory running kernel versions across Linux hosts.
  • Compare kernels against vendor advisories and the referenced upstream stable commits.
  • Confirm patched systems booted into the updated kernel.
  • Review kernel logs for RTNL assertion warnings if investigating instability.
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LinuxLinuxf243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1, f243e5a7859a24d10975afb9a1708cac624ba6f1unaffected
LinuxLinux4.0, 0, 4.9.302, 4.14.267, 4.19.230, 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24, 5.16.10, 5.17affected
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