CVE-2022-49649

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

xen/netback: avoid entering xenvif_rx_next_skb() with an empty rx queue

xenvif_rx_next_skb() is expecting the rx queue not being empty, but
in case the loop in xenvif_rx_action() is doing multiple iterations,
the availability of another skb in the rx queue is not being checked.

This can lead to crashes:

[40072.537261] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000080
[40072.537407] IP: xenvif_rx_skb+0x23/0x590 [xen_netback]
[40072.537534] PGD 0 P4D 0
[40072.537644] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[40072.537749] CPU: 0 PID: 12505 Comm: v1-c40247-q2-gu Not tainted 4.12.14-122.121-default #1 SLE12-SP5
[40072.537867] Hardware name: HP ProLiant DL580 Gen9/ProLiant DL580 Gen9, BIOS U17 11/23/2021
[40072.537999] task: ffff880433b38100 task.stack: ffffc90043d40000
[40072.538112] RIP: e030:xenvif_rx_skb+0x23/0x590 [xen_netback]
[40072.538217] RSP: e02b:ffffc90043d43de0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[40072.538319] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90043cd7cd0 RCX: 00000000000000f7
[40072.538430] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffffc90043d43df8
[40072.538531] RBP: 000000000000003f R08: 000077ff80000000 R09: 0000000000000008
[40072.538644] R10: 0000000000007ff0 R11: 00000000000008f6 R12: ffffc90043ce2708
[40072.538745] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffc90043d43ed0 R15: ffff88043ea748c0
[40072.538861] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880484600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[40072.538988] CS: e033 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[40072.539088] CR2: 0000000000000080 CR3: 0000000407ac8000 CR4: 0000000000040660
[40072.539211] Call Trace:
[40072.539319] xenvif_rx_action+0x71/0x90 [xen_netback]
[40072.539429] xenvif_kthread_guest_rx+0x14a/0x29c [xen_netback]

Fix that by stopping the loop in case the rx queue becomes empty.
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: 4%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.9 ≤
𝑥
< 4.9.324
linuxlinux_kernel
4.10 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.289
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.253
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.207
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.132
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.56
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 5.18.13
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc6
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