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CVE-2022-48742· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

rtnetlink: make sure to refresh master_dev/m_ops in __rtnl_newlink()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtnetlink: make sure to refresh master_dev/m_ops in __rtnl_newlink() While looking at one unrelated syzbot bug, I found the replay logic in __rtnl_newlink() to potentially trigger use-after-free. It is better to clear master_dev and m_ops inside the loop, in case we have to replay it.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 20, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · Linux
7.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.14 and later · before 4.9.300
  • linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.265
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.228
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.177
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.97
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.20
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.14affected
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before 2cf180360d66bd657e606c1217e0e668e6faa303affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before 7d9211678c0f0624f74cdff36117ab8316697bb8affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before a01e60a1ec6bef9be471fb7182a33c6d6f124e93affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before bd43771ee9759dd9dfae946bff190e2c5a120de5affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before 3bbe2019dd12b8d13671ee6cda055d49637b4c39affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before def5e7070079b2a214b3b1a2fbec623e6fbfe34aaffected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before 36a9a0aee881940476b254e0352581401b23f210affected · git
    • ba7d49b1f0f8e5f24294a880ed576964059af5ef and later · before c6f6f2444bdbe0079e41914a35081530d0409963affected · git
    • before 3.14not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 5.16.7-15.16.7-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-64kbbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-docsbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-obs-buildbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-sourcebefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-symsbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-122.244.14.12.14-122.244.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_64before 1-8.5.11-8.5.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22before 1-150500.11.3.11-150500.11.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5kernel-defaultbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5kernel-default-basebefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5kernel-rtbefore 5.14.21-150500.13.82.15.14.21-150500.13.82.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5kernel-source-rtbefore 5.14.21-150500.13.82.15.14.21-150500.13.82.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSkernel-sourcebefore 4.12.14-122.244.14.12.14-122.244.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSkernel-symsbefore 4.12.14-122.244.14.12.14-122.244.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSSkernel-zfcpdumpbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.91.15.14.21-150500.55.91.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2cf180360d66bd657e606c1217e0e668e6faa303Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux36a9a0aee881940476b254e0352581401b23f210Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3bbe2019dd12b8d13671ee6cda055d49637b4c39Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7d9211678c0f0624f74cdff36117ab8316697bb8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa01e60a1ec6bef9be471fb7182a33c6d6f124e93Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbd43771ee9759dd9dfae946bff190e2c5a120de5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc6f6f2444bdbe0079e41914a35081530d0409963Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxdef5e7070079b2a214b3b1a2fbec623e6fbfe34aVendor (CNA)
debian:linux5.16.7-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_221-150500.11.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt5.14.21-150500.13.82.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source-rt5.14.21-150500.13.82.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-zfcpdump5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_641-8.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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