CVE-2022-49198

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

mptcp: Fix crash due to tcp_tsorted_anchor was initialized before release skb

Got crash when doing pressure test of mptcp:

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dst_release: dst:ffffa06ce6e5c058 refcnt:-1
kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffa06ce6e5c058
PGD 190a01067 P4D 190a01067 PUD 43fffb067 PMD 22e403063 PTE 8000000226e5c063
Oops: 0011 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 7 PID: 7823 Comm: kworker/7:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G            E
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.2.1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 ? skb_release_head_state+0x68/0x100
 ? skb_release_all+0xe/0x30
 ? kfree_skb+0x32/0xa0
 ? mptcp_sendmsg_frag+0x57e/0x750
 ? __mptcp_retrans+0x21b/0x3c0
 ? __switch_to_asm+0x35/0x70
 ? mptcp_worker+0x25e/0x320
 ? process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360
 ? worker_thread+0x30/0x390
 ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0
 ? kthread+0x112/0x130
 ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10
 ? ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
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In __mptcp_alloc_tx_skb skb was allocated and skb->tcp_tsorted_anchor will
be initialized, in under memory pressure situation sk_wmem_schedule will
return false and then kfree_skb. In this case skb->_skb_refdst is not null
because_skb_refdst and tcp_tsorted_anchor are stored in the same mem, and
kfree_skb will try to release dst and cause crash.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
UNKNOWN
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LinuxCNA
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 6%
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linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
not-affected
bullseye (security)
5.10.234-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.123-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.128-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.12-1
fixed
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6.12.16-1
fixed