{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2022-50363", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-09-17T14:53:06.994Z", "datePublished": "2025-09-17T14:56:15.047Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T08:58:23.954Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T08:58:23.954Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nskmsg: pass gfp argument to alloc_sk_msg()\n\nsyzbot found that alloc_sk_msg() could be called from a\nnon sleepable context. sk_psock_verdict_recv() uses\nrcu_read_lock() protection.\n\nWe need the callers to pass a gfp_t argument to avoid issues.\n\nsyzbot report was:\n\nBUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274\nin_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 3613, name: syz-executor414\npreempt_count: 0, expected: 0\nRCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0\nINFO: lockdep is turned off.\nCPU: 0 PID: 3613 Comm: syz-executor414 Not tainted 6.0.0-syzkaller-09589-g55be6084c8e0 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/22/2022\nCall Trace:\n\n__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\ndump_stack_lvl+0x1e3/0x2cb lib/dump_stack.c:106\n__might_resched+0x538/0x6a0 kernel/sched/core.c:9877\nmight_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 [inline]\nslab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:700 [inline]\nslab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3162 [inline]\nslab_alloc mm/slub.c:3256 [inline]\nkmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x59/0x310 mm/slub.c:3287\nkmalloc include/linux/slab.h:600 [inline]\nkzalloc include/linux/slab.h:733 [inline]\nalloc_sk_msg net/core/skmsg.c:507 [inline]\nsk_psock_skb_ingress_self+0x5c/0x330 net/core/skmsg.c:600\nsk_psock_verdict_apply+0x395/0x440 net/core/skmsg.c:1014\nsk_psock_verdict_recv+0x34d/0x560 net/core/skmsg.c:1201\ntcp_read_skb+0x4a1/0x790 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1770\ntcp_rcv_established+0x129d/0x1a10 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5971\ntcp_v4_do_rcv+0x479/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1681\nsk_backlog_rcv include/net/sock.h:1109 [inline]\n__release_sock+0x1d8/0x4c0 net/core/sock.c:2906\nrelease_sock+0x5d/0x1c0 net/core/sock.c:3462\ntcp_sendmsg+0x36/0x40 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1483\nsock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]\nsock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline]\n__sys_sendto+0x46d/0x5f0 net/socket.c:2117\n__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2129 [inline]\n__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2125 [inline]\n__x64_sys_sendto+0xda/0xf0 net/socket.c:2125\ndo_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\ndo_syscall_64+0x2b/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd" } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The bug sits in sk_psock_verdict_recv on the TCP receive path (tcp_rcv_established → tcp_read_skb / backlog → verdict → sk_psock_skb_ingress_self). On sockmap/sockhash sockets with a stream/skb verdict program, remote TCP payload delivery triggers the GFP_KERNEL allocation under rcu_read_lock.\nAC:L - Once a SOCKMAP/SOCKHASH verdict attachment is present (common with Cilium-style sockmap), the attacker reliably drives the path by sending TCP data; no race or attacker-uncontrollable condition is required to hit the illegal sleep.\nPR:N - Creating sockmap requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in the init user namespace, but exploitation against an already-configured sockmap service needs no privileges or authentication—only the ability to send TCP data to the mapped socket.\nUI:N - Packet delivery and socket backlog processing invoke the vulnerable path automatically; no victim user action is required.\nS:U - Impact remains within the host kernel’s authority (DoS / potential RCU UAF on sk_psock); there is no VM, IOMMU, or other security-authority boundary crossing.\nC:H - Sleeping under rcu_read_lock while holding the RCU-protected sk_psock can allow grace periods to complete incorrectly on non-PREEMPT_RCU kernels, yielding a use-after-free of sk_psock (freed via RCU work), which enables disclosure of freed object contents.\nI:H - The same RCU-break UAF on sk_psock is exploitable for heap reuse and control-flow/data integrity compromise, not merely a clean failure.\nA:H - GFP_KERNEL under rcu_read_lock can stall RCU, hang under reclaim, or crash via UAF—any of which is a high availability impact on the kernel." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/core/skmsg.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "43312915b5ba20741617dd2119e835205fa8580c", "lessThan": "693ddd6ffc05b228ea1638f9d757c5d3541f9446", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "43312915b5ba20741617dd2119e835205fa8580c", "lessThan": "2d1f274b95c6e4ba6a813b3b8e7a1a38d54a0a08", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/core/skmsg.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.0", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.0.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.0.6" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693ddd6ffc05b228ea1638f9d757c5d3541f9446" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d1f274b95c6e4ba6a813b3b8e7a1a38d54a0a08" } ], "title": "skmsg: pass gfp argument to alloc_sk_msg()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2022-50363", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-01-14T18:34:03.419922Z" } } } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-416", "description": "CWE-416 Use After Free" } ] } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-14T18:42:58.567Z" } } ] } }