CVE-2022-49345

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

net: xfrm: unexport __init-annotated xfrm4_protocol_init()

EXPORT_SYMBOL and __init is a bad combination because the .init.text
section is freed up after the initialization. Hence, modules cannot
use symbols annotated __init. The access to a freed symbol may end up
with kernel panic.

modpost used to detect it, but it has been broken for a decade.

Recently, I fixed modpost so it started to warn it again, then this
showed up in linux-next builds.

There are two ways to fix it:

  - Remove __init
  - Remove EXPORT_SYMBOL

I chose the latter for this case because the only in-tree call-site,
net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c is never compiled as modular.
(CONFIG_XFRM is boolean)
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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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 6%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
3.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.9.318
linuxlinux_kernel
4.10 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.283
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.247
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.198
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.122
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.47
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 5.17.15
linuxlinux_kernel
5.18 ≤
𝑥
< 5.18.4
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
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
sid
6.12.16-1
fixed