CVE-2022-49812
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49812
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-49812.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-49812
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-05-01T14:09:36Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T23:16:16.206520Z
- Summary
- bridge: switchdev: Fix memory leaks when changing VLAN protocol
- Details
-
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bridge: switchdev: Fix memory leaks when changing VLAN protocol
The bridge driver can offload VLANs to the underlying hardware either via switchdev or the 8021q driver. When the former is used, the VLAN is marked in the bridge driver with the 'BRVLFLAGADDEDBYSWITCHDEV' private flag.
To avoid the memory leaks mentioned in the cited commit, the bridge driver will try to delete a VLAN via the 8021q driver if the VLAN is not marked with the previously mentioned flag.
When the VLAN protocol of the bridge changes, switchdev drivers are notified via the 'SWITCHDEVATTRIDBRIDGEVLAN_PROTOCOL' attribute, but the 8021q driver is also called to add the existing VLANs with the new protocol and delete them with the old protocol.
In case the VLANs were offloaded via switchdev, the above behavior is both redundant and buggy. Redundant because the VLANs are already programmed in hardware and drivers that support VLAN protocol change (currently only mlx5) change the protocol upon the switchdev attribute notification. Buggy because the 8021q driver is called despite these VLANs being marked with 'BRVLFLAGADDEDBYSWITCHDEV'. This leads to memory leaks [1] when the VLANs are deleted.
Fix by not calling the 8021q driver for VLANs that were already programmed via switchdev.
[1] unreferenced object 0xffff8881f6771200 (size 256): comm "ip", pid 446855, jiffies 4298238841 (age 55.240s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 7f 0e 83 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000012819ac>] vlanvidadd+0x437/0x750 [<00000000f2281fad>] brvlansetproto+0x289/0x920 [<000000000632b56f>] brchangelink+0x3d6/0x13f0 [<0000000089d25f04>] _rtnlnewlink+0x8ae/0x14c0 [<00000000f6276baf>] rtnlnewlink+0x5f/0x90 [<00000000746dc902>] rtnetlinkrcvmsg+0x336/0xa00 [<000000001c2241c0>] netlinkrcvskb+0x11d/0x340 [<0000000010588814>] netlinkunicast+0x438/0x710 [<00000000e1a4cd5c>] netlinksendmsg+0x788/0xc40 [<00000000e8992d4e>] socksendmsg+0xb0/0xe0 [<00000000621b8f91>] syssendmsg+0x4ff/0x6d0 [<000000000ea26996>] _syssendmsg+0x12e/0x1b0 [<00000000684f7e25>] _syssendmsg+0xab/0x130 [<000000004538b104>] dosyscall64+0x3d/0x90 [<0000000091ed9678>] entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x46/0xb0
- References
-
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/347f1793b573466424c550f2748ed837b6690fe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d45921ee4cb364910097e7d1b7558559c2f9fd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8926e2d2225eb7b7e11cd3fa266aaad9075b767
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc16a2c81a3eb1cbba8775f5bdc67856df903a7c
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced279737939a8194f02fa352ab4476a1b241f44ef4Fixed347f1793b573466424c550f2748ed837b6690fe7
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced279737939a8194f02fa352ab4476a1b241f44ef4Fixedfc16a2c81a3eb1cbba8775f5bdc67856df903a7c
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced279737939a8194f02fa352ab4476a1b241f44ef4Fixedf8926e2d2225eb7b7e11cd3fa266aaad9075b767
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced279737939a8194f02fa352ab4476a1b241f44ef4Fixed9d45921ee4cb364910097e7d1b7558559c2f9fd2
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.0
v5.0-rc1
v5.0-rc2
v5.0-rc3
v5.0-rc4
v5.0-rc5
v5.0-rc6
v5.0-rc7
v5.0-rc8
v5.1
v5.1-rc1
v5.1-rc2
v5.1-rc3
v5.1-rc4
v5.1-rc5
v5.1-rc6
v5.1-rc7
v5.10
v5.10-rc1
v5.10-rc2
v5.10-rc3
v5.10-rc4
v5.10-rc5
v5.10-rc6
v5.10-rc7
v5.10.1
v5.10.10
v5.10.100
v5.10.101
v5.10.102
v5.10.103
v5.10.104
v5.10.105
v5.10.106
v5.10.107
v5.10.108
v5.10.109
v5.10.11
v5.10.110
v5.10.111
v5.10.112
v5.10.113
v5.10.114
v5.10.115
v5.10.116
v5.10.117
v5.10.118
v5.10.119
v5.10.12
v5.10.120
v5.10.121
v5.10.122
v5.10.123
v5.10.124
v5.10.125
v5.10.126
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v5.10.128
v5.10.129
v5.10.13
v5.10.130
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v5.10.132
v5.10.133
v5.10.134
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v5.10.137
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v5.10.139
v5.10.14
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v5.10.149
v5.10.15
v5.10.150
v5.10.151
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v5.10.153
v5.10.154
v5.10.155
v5.10.156
v5.10.16
v5.10.17
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v5.10.2
v5.10.20
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v5.10.93
v5.10.94
v5.10.95
v5.10.96
v5.10.97
v5.10.98
v5.10.99
v5.11
v5.11-rc1
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v5.11-rc3
v5.11-rc4
v5.11-rc5
v5.11-rc6
v5.11-rc7
v5.12
v5.12-rc1
v5.12-rc1-dontuse
v5.12-rc2
v5.12-rc3
v5.12-rc4
v5.12-rc5
v5.12-rc6
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v5.13
v5.13-rc1
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v5.13-rc3
v5.13-rc4
v5.13-rc5
v5.13-rc6
v5.13-rc7
v5.14
v5.14-rc1
v5.14-rc2
v5.14-rc3
v5.14-rc4
v5.14-rc5
v5.14-rc6
v5.14-rc7
v5.15
v5.15-rc1
v5.15-rc2
v5.15-rc3
v5.15-rc4
v5.15-rc5
v5.15-rc6
v5.15-rc7
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.11
v5.15.12
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.20
v5.15.21
v5.15.22
v5.15.23
v5.15.24
v5.15.25
v5.15.26
v5.15.27
v5.15.28
v5.15.29
v5.15.3
v5.15.30
v5.15.31
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v5.15.33
v5.15.34
v5.15.35
v5.15.36
v5.15.37
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v5.15.40
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v5.16
v5.16-rc1
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v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
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v5.17-rc4
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v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
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v5.18-rc1
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v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
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v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v5.2
v5.2-rc1
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v5.2-rc3
v5.2-rc4
v5.2-rc5
v5.2-rc6
v5.2-rc7
v5.3
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v5.4-rc3
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v6.*
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v6.0-rc5
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