CVE-2022-49456 | bonding: fix missed rcu protection

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix missed rcu protection When removing the rcu_read_lock in bond_ethtool_get_ts_info() as discussed [1], I didn't notice it could be called via setsockopt, which doesn't hold rcu lock, as syzbot pointed: stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 3599 Comm: syz-executor317 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-syzkaller-01392-g01f4685797a5 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 bond_option_active_slave_get_rcu include/net/bonding.h:353 [inline] bond_ethtool_get_ts_info+0x32c/0x3a0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5595 __ethtool_get_ts_info+0x173/0x240 net/ethtool/common.c:554 ethtool_get_phc_vclocks+0x99/0x110 net/ethtool/common.c:568 sock_timestamping_bind_phc net/core/sock.c:869 [inline] sock_set_timestamping+0x3a3/0x7e0 net/core/sock.c:916 sock_setsockopt+0x543/0x2ec0 net/core/sock.c:1221 __sys_setsockopt+0x55e/0x6a0 net/socket.c:2223 __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2238 [inline] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2235 [inline] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xba/0x150 net/socket.c:2235 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f8902c8eb39 Fix it by adding rcu_read_lock and take a ref on the real_dev. Since dev_hold() and dev_put() can take NULL these days, we can skip checking if real_dev exist. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/27565.1642742439@famine/

Published: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2025-10-22 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-49456 is rated Low Risk (33.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-49456

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-06 0.03% 0.13% +0.10%
2 2026-01-05 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-11-22 0.05%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-49456

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-49456

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-49456

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-49456 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49456
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49456
suse medium CVE-2022-49456 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 245 product×package rows across 46 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5, … (46 product lines)): Known Not Affected 245. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49456/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-49456 medium priority: Ubuntu including 128 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1024 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 702, ignored 146, not-affected 114, released 62. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49456

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-49456

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17.1, < 5.17.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.18, < 5.18.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-49456

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