CVE-2022-48652

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix crash by keep old cfg when update TCs more than queues There are problems if allocated queues less than Traffic Classes. Commit a632b2a4c920 ("ice: ethtool: Prohibit improper channel config for DCB") already disallow setting less queues than TCs. Another case is if we first set less queues, and later update more TCs config due to LLDP, ice_vsi_cfg_tc() will failed but left dirty num_txq/rxq and tc_cfg in vsi, that will cause invalid pointer access. [ 95.968089] ice 0000:3b:00.1: More TCs defined than queues/rings allocated. [ 95.968092] ice 0000:3b:00.1: Trying to use more Rx queues (8), than were allocated (1)! [ 95.968093] ice 0000:3b:00.1: Failed to config TC for VSI index: 0 [ 95.969621] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 95.969705] CPU: 1 PID: 58405 Comm: lldpad Kdump: loaded Tainted: G U W O --------- -t - 4.18.0 #1 [ 95.969867] Hardware name: O.E.M/BC11SPSCB10, BIOS 8.23 12/30/2021 [ 95.969992] RIP: 0010:devm_kmalloc+0xa/0x60 [ 95.970052] Code: 5c ff ff ff 31 c0 5b 5d 41 5c c3 b8 f4 ff ff ff eb f4 0f 1f 40 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 89 d1 <8b> 97 60 02 00 00 48 8d 7e 18 48 39 f7 72 3f 55 89 ce 53 48 8b 4c [ 95.970344] RSP: 0018:ffffc9003f553888 EFLAGS: 00010206 [ 95.970425] RAX: dead000000000200 RBX: ffffea003c425b00 RCX: 00000000006080c0 [ 95.970536] RDX: 00000000006080c0 RSI: 0000000000000200 RDI: dead000000000200 [ 95.970648] RBP: dead000000000200 R08: 00000000000463c0 R09: ffff888ffa900000 [ 95.970760] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: ffff888ff6b40100 [ 95.970870] R13: ffff888ff6a55018 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff888ff6a55460 [ 95.970981] FS: 00007f51b7d24700(0000) GS:ffff88903ee80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 95.971108] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 95.971197] CR2: 00007fac5410d710 CR3: 0000000f2c1de002 CR4: 00000000007606e0 [ 95.971309] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 95.971419] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 95.971530] PKRU: 55555554 [ 95.971573] Call Trace: [ 95.971622] ice_setup_rx_ring+0x39/0x110 [ice] [ 95.971695] ice_vsi_setup_rx_rings+0x54/0x90 [ice] [ 95.971774] ice_vsi_open+0x25/0x120 [ice] [ 95.971843] ice_open_internal+0xb8/0x1f0 [ice] [ 95.971919] ice_ena_vsi+0x4f/0xd0 [ice] [ 95.971987] ice_dcb_ena_dis_vsi.constprop.5+0x29/0x90 [ice] [ 95.972082] ice_pf_dcb_cfg+0x29a/0x380 [ice] [ 95.972154] ice_dcbnl_setets+0x174/0x1b0 [ice] [ 95.972220] dcbnl_ieee_set+0x89/0x230 [ 95.972279] ? dcbnl_ieee_del+0x150/0x150 [ 95.972341] dcb_doit+0x124/0x1b0 [ 95.972392] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x243/0x2f0 [ 95.972457] ? dcb_doit+0x14d/0x1b0 [ 95.972510] ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x1d3/0x280 [ 95.972591] ? rtnl_calcit.isra.31+0x100/0x100 [ 95.972661] netlink_rcv_skb+0xcf/0xf0 [ 95.972720] netlink_unicast+0x16d/0x220 [ 95.972781] netlink_sendmsg+0x2ba/0x3a0 [ 95.975891] sock_sendmsg+0x4c/0x50 [ 95.979032] ___sys_sendmsg+0x2e4/0x300 [ 95.982147] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x13e/0x190 [ 95.985242] ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x79/0x90 [ 95.988338] ? __check_object_size+0xac/0x1b0 [ 95.991440] ? _copy_to_user+0x22/0x30 [ 95.994539] ? move_addr_to_user+0xbb/0xd0 [ 95.997619] ? __sys_sendmsg+0x53/0x80 [ 96.000664] __sys_sendmsg+0x53/0x80 [ 96.003747] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x1d0 [ 96.006862] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca Only update num_txq/rxq when passed check, and restore tc_cfg if setup queue map failed.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2024-04-28
Last modified 2025-09-19
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2022-48652 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48652 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2022-48652?

    CVE-2022-48652 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2022-48652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48652?

    CVE-2022-48652 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48652?

    No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48652. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

  • Is CVE-2022-48652 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2022-48652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

  • What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →