CVE-2022-50073 (GCVE-0-2022-50073)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-18 11:02 – Updated: 2026-08-12 18:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
net: tap: NULL pointer derefence in dev_parse_header_protocol when skb->dev is null
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tap: NULL pointer derefence in dev_parse_header_protocol when skb->dev is null
Fixes a NULL pointer derefence bug triggered from tap driver.
When tap_get_user calls virtio_net_hdr_to_skb the skb->dev is null
(in tap.c skb->dev is set after the call to virtio_net_hdr_to_skb)
virtio_net_hdr_to_skb calls dev_parse_header_protocol which
needs skb->dev field to be valid.
The line that trigers the bug is in dev_parse_header_protocol
(dev is at offset 0x10 from skb and is stored in RAX register)
if (!dev->header_ops || !dev->header_ops->parse_protocol)
22e1: mov 0x10(%rbx),%rax
22e5: mov 0x230(%rax),%rax
Setting skb->dev before the call in tap.c fixes the issue.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000230
RIP: 0010:virtio_net_hdr_to_skb.constprop.0+0x335/0x410 [tap]
Code: c0 0f 85 b7 fd ff ff eb d4 41 39 c6 77 cf 29 c6 48 89 df 44 01 f6 e8 7a 79 83 c1 48 85 c0 0f 85 d9 fd ff ff eb b7 48 8b 43 10 <48> 8b 80 30 02 00 00 48 85 c0 74 55 48 8b 40 28 48 85 c0 74 4c 48
RSP: 0018:ffffc90005c27c38 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888298f25300 RCX: 0000000000000010
RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: ffffc90005c27cb6 RDI: ffff888298f25300
RBP: ffffc90005c27c80 R08: 00000000ffffffea R09: 00000000000007e8
R10: ffff88858ec77458 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 0000000000000014 R14: ffffc90005c27e08 R15: ffffc90005c27cb6
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88858ec40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000230 CR3: 0000000281408006 CR4: 00000000003706e0
Call Trace:
tap_get_user+0x3f1/0x540 [tap]
tap_sendmsg+0x56/0x362 [tap]
? get_tx_bufs+0xc2/0x1e0 [vhost_net]
handle_tx_copy+0x114/0x670 [vhost_net]
handle_tx+0xb0/0xe0 [vhost_net]
handle_tx_kick+0x15/0x20 [vhost_net]
vhost_worker+0x7b/0xc0 [vhost]
? vhost_vring_call_reset+0x40/0x40 [vhost]
kthread+0xfa/0x120
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
faa3baa2828c5e1c4374f3e60041f75c64f5fcb6 , < 8f90163f9e013c8fc791aab338aab44a46044cfc
(git)
Affected: 924a9bc362a5223cd448ca08c3dde21235adc310 , < 447ba770cfe798925f4923548b367fd49f0ee5f0 (git) Affected: 924a9bc362a5223cd448ca08c3dde21235adc310 , < dd29648fcf69339713f2d25f7014ae905dcdfc18 (git) Affected: 924a9bc362a5223cd448ca08c3dde21235adc310 , < 4f61f133f354853bc394ec7d6028adb9b02dd701 (git) Affected: ea3fb2ce5fa794d02135f5c079e05cd6fc3f545d (git) Affected: 54ef8243c3c8e90f1ea5792e6752e021a25c8eb3 (git) Affected: ca278267d6cd9544645731732455b6b20cb0e895 (git) Affected: 99b1d3f74b9ef72c2f74c8e4c078e1bc0706e748 (git) Affected: 5.10.24 , < 5.10.258 (semver) Affected: 4.14.226 , < 4.15 (semver) Affected: 4.19.181 , < 4.20 (semver) Affected: 5.4.106 , < 5.5 (semver) Affected: 5.11.7 , < 5.12 (semver) |
guessed | |
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
5.12
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.12 (semver) Unaffected: 5.10.258 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.209 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.19.4 , ≤ 5.19.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix) |
guessed |
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: tap: NULL pointer derefence in dev_parse_header_protocol when skb-\u003edev is null\n\nFixes a NULL pointer derefence bug triggered from tap driver.\nWhen tap_get_user calls virtio_net_hdr_to_skb the skb-\u003edev is null\n(in tap.c skb-\u003edev is set after the call to virtio_net_hdr_to_skb)\nvirtio_net_hdr_to_skb calls dev_parse_header_protocol which\nneeds skb-\u003edev field to be valid.\n\nThe line that trigers the bug is in dev_parse_header_protocol\n(dev is at offset 0x10 from skb and is stored in RAX register)\n if (!dev-\u003eheader_ops || !dev-\u003eheader_ops-\u003eparse_protocol)\n 22e1: mov 0x10(%rbx),%rax\n 22e5:\t mov 0x230(%rax),%rax\n\nSetting skb-\u003edev before the call in tap.c fixes the issue.\n\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000230\nRIP: 0010:virtio_net_hdr_to_skb.constprop.0+0x335/0x410 [tap]\nCode: c0 0f 85 b7 fd ff ff eb d4 41 39 c6 77 cf 29 c6 48 89 df 44 01 f6 e8 7a 79 83 c1 48 85 c0 0f 85 d9 fd ff ff eb b7 48 8b 43 10 \u003c48\u003e 8b 80 30 02 00 00 48 85 c0 74 55 48 8b 40 28 48 85 c0 74 4c 48\nRSP: 0018:ffffc90005c27c38 EFLAGS: 00010246\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888298f25300 RCX: 0000000000000010\nRDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: ffffc90005c27cb6 RDI: ffff888298f25300\nRBP: ffffc90005c27c80 R08: 00000000ffffffea R09: 00000000000007e8\nR10: ffff88858ec77458 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001\nR13: 0000000000000014 R14: ffffc90005c27e08 R15: ffffc90005c27cb6\nFS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88858ec40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 0000000000000230 CR3: 0000000281408006 CR4: 00000000003706e0\nCall Trace:\n tap_get_user+0x3f1/0x540 [tap]\n tap_sendmsg+0x56/0x362 [tap]\n ? get_tx_bufs+0xc2/0x1e0 [vhost_net]\n handle_tx_copy+0x114/0x670 [vhost_net]\n handle_tx+0xb0/0xe0 [vhost_net]\n handle_tx_kick+0x15/0x20 [vhost_net]\n vhost_worker+0x7b/0xc0 [vhost]\n ? vhost_vring_call_reset+0x40/0x40 [vhost]\n kthread+0xfa/0x120\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30"
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"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: tap: Desreferencia de puntero nulo en dev_parse_header_protocol cuando skb-\u0026gt;dev es nulo. Corrige un error de desreferencia de puntero nulo provocado por el controlador tap. Cuando tap_get_user llama a virtio_net_hdr_to_skb, skb-\u0026gt;dev es nulo (en tap.c, skb-\u0026gt;dev se establece despu\u00e9s de la llamada a virtio_net_hdr_to_skb). virtio_net_hdr_to_skb llama a dev_parse_header_protocol, que requiere que el campo skb-\u0026gt;dev sea v\u00e1lido. La l\u00ednea que activa el error est\u00e1 en dev_parse_header_protocol (dev est\u00e1 en el desplazamiento 0x10 desde skb y est\u00e1 almacenado en el registro RAX) if (!dev-\u0026gt;header_ops || !dev-\u0026gt;header_ops-\u0026gt;parse_protocol) 22e1: mov 0x10(%rbx),%rax 22e5: mov 0x230(%rax),%rax Configurar skb-\u0026gt;dev antes de la llamada en tap.c soluciona el problema. ERROR: desreferencia de puntero NULL del n\u00facleo, direcci\u00f3n: 0000000000000230 RIP: 0010:virtio_net_hdr_to_skb.constprop.0+0x335/0x410 [tap] C\u00f3digo: c0 0f 85 b7 fd ff ff eb d4 41 39 c6 77 cf 29 c6 48 89 df 44 01 f6 e8 7a 79 83 c1 48 85 c0 0f 85 d9 fd ff ff eb b7 48 8b 43 10 \u0026lt;48\u0026gt; 8b 80 30 02 00 00 48 85 c0 74 55 48 8b 40 28 48 85 c0 74 4c 48 RSP: 0018:ffffc90005c27c38 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888298f25300 RCX: 0000000000000010 RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: ffffc90005c27cb6 RDI: ffff888298f25300 RBP: ffffc90005c27c80 R08: 00000000ffffffea R09: 00000000000007e8 R10: ffff88858ec77458 R11: 00000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 0000000000000014 R14: ffffc90005c27e08 R15: ffffc90005c27cb6 FS: 000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88858ec40000(0000) knlGS:000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000000000230 CR3: 0000000281408006 CR4: 00000000003706e0 Rastreo de llamadas: tap_get_user+0x3f1/0x540 [tap] tap_sendmsg+0x56/0x362 [tap] ? get_tx_bufs+0xc2/0x1e0 [vhost_net] handle_tx_copy+0x114/0x670 [vhost_net] handle_tx+0xb0/0xe0 [vhost_net] handle_tx_kick+0x15/0x20 [vhost_net] vhost_worker+0x7b/0xc0 [vhost] ? vhost_vring_call_reset+0x40/0x40 [vhost] kthread+0xfa/0x120 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 "
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"id": "CVE-2022-50073",
"lastModified": "2026-08-12T19:17:26.990",
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"scope": "UNCHANGED",
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