CVE-2022-48910

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ipv6: ensure we call ipv6_mc_down() at most once

There are two reasons for addrconf_notify() to be called with NETDEV_DOWN:
either the network device is actually going down, or IPv6 was disabled
on the interface.

If either of them stays down while the other is toggled, we repeatedly
call the code for NETDEV_DOWN, including ipv6_mc_down(), while never
calling the corresponding ipv6_mc_up() in between. This will cause a
new entry in idev->mc_tomb to be allocated for each multicast group
the interface is subscribed to, which in turn leaks one struct ifmcaddr6
per nontrivial multicast group the interface is subscribed to.

The following reproducer will leak at least $n objects:

ip addr add ff2e::4242/32 dev eth0 autojoin
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6=1
for i in $(seq 1 $n); do
	ip link set up eth0; ip link set down eth0
done

Joining groups with IPV6_ADD_MEMBERSHIP (unprivileged) or setting the
sysctl net.ipv6.conf.eth0.forwarding to 1 (=> subscribing to ff02::2)
can also be used to create a nontrivial idev->mc_list, which will the
leak objects with the right up-down-sequence.

Based on both sources for NETDEV_DOWN events the interface IPv6 state
should be considered:

 - not ready if the network interface is not ready OR IPv6 is disabled
   for it
 - ready if the network interface is ready AND IPv6 is enabled for it

The functions ipv6_mc_up() and ipv6_down() should only be run when this
state changes.

Implement this by remembering when the IPv6 state is ready, and only
run ipv6_mc_down() if it actually changed from ready to not ready.

The other direction (not ready -> ready) already works correctly, as:

 - the interface notification triggered codepath for NETDEV_UP /
   NETDEV_CHANGE returns early if ipv6 is disabled, and
 - the disable_ipv6=0 triggered codepath skips fully initializing the
   interface as long as addrconf_link_ready(dev) returns false
 - calling ipv6_mc_up() repeatedly does not leak anything
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 13%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
3.18 ≤
𝑥
< 4.9.313
linuxlinux_kernel
4.10 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.278
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.193
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.104
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.27
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 5.16.13
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17:rc6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-124.140
released
bionic
pending
xenial
ignored
trusty
not-affected
linux-allwinner-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-aws
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1083.90
released
bionic
pending
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
linux-aws-5.0
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-aws-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-aws-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-aws-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-aws-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-aws-5.3
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-aws-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-aws-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-aws-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-aws-6.5
noble
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jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-aws-fips
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-aws-hwe
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1139.150~16.04.1
released
linux-azure
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1089.94
released
bionic
ignored
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1149.164~16.04.1
released
trusty
Fixed 4.15.0-1149.164~14.04.1
released
linux-azure-4.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-azure-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-azure-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-azure-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-azure-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-azure-5.3
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-azure-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-azure-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-azure-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-azure-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-azure-edge
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-azure-fde
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
ignored
linux-azure-fde-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-azure-fde-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-azure-fde-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-azure-fips
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-bluefield
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1044.49
released
linux-fips
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-gcp
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1086.94
released
bionic
ignored
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1134.150~16.04.2
released
linux-gcp-4.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-gcp-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-gcp-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-gcp-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-gcp-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-gcp-5.3
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-gcp-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-gcp-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-gcp-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-gcp-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-gcp-fips
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-gke
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
ignored
linux-gke-4.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-gke-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-gke-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-gkeop
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1051.54
released
linux-gkeop-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-gkeop-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-hwe
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-191.202~16.04.1
released
linux-hwe-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-hwe-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-hwe-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-hwe-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-hwe-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-hwe-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-hwe-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-hwe-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-hwe-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-hwe-edge
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
ignored
linux-ibm
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1031.35
released
linux-ibm-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-ibm-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-intel
noble
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-intel-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-intel-iot-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-intel-iotg
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-intel-iotg-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1
released
linux-iot
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1004.6
released
linux-kvm
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1073.78
released
bionic
pending
xenial
ignored
linux-lowlatency
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-lts-xenial
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
trusty
ignored
linux-nvidia
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-lowlatency
noble
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-oem
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oem-5.10
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.14
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.17
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-5.6
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-6.0
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-6.1
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-6.8
noble
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-oracle
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1081.89
released
bionic
pending
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1104.115~16.04.1
released
linux-oracle-5.0
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oracle-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oracle-5.13
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oracle-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-oracle-5.3
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oracle-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-oracle-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oracle-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-raspi
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1068.78
released
linux-raspi-5.4
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-raspi-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-raspi2
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv
noble
not-affected
jammy
ignored
focal
ignored
linux-riscv-5.11
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-riscv-5.15
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-riscv-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-riscv-5.8
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-riscv-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-riscv-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-starfive-5.19
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-starfive-6.2
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-starfive-6.5
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-xilinx-zynqmp
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected