{"cve":"CVE-2022-48865","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-16T13:15:13.300","modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:25.033","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: fix kernel panic when enabling bearer\n\nWhen enabling a bearer on a node, a kernel panic is observed:\n\n[    4.498085] RIP: 0010:tipc_mon_prep+0x4e/0x130 [tipc]\n...\n[    4.520030] Call Trace:\n[    4.520689]  <IRQ>\n[    4.521236]  tipc_link_build_proto_msg+0x375/0x750 [tipc]\n[    4.522654]  tipc_link_build_state_msg+0x48/0xc0 [tipc]\n[    4.524034]  __tipc_node_link_up+0xd7/0x290 [tipc]\n[    4.525292]  tipc_rcv+0x5da/0x730 [tipc]\n[    4.526346]  ? __netif_receive_skb_core+0xb7/0xfc0\n[    4.527601]  tipc_l2_rcv_msg+0x5e/0x90 [tipc]\n[    4.528737]  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x20b/0x260\n[    4.530068]  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x1bf/0x2e0\n[    4.531450]  ? dev_gro_receive+0x4c2/0x680\n[    4.532512]  napi_complete_done+0x6f/0x180\n[    4.533570]  virtnet_poll+0x29c/0x42e [virtio_net]\n...\n\nThe node in question is receiving activate messages in another\nthread after changing bearer status to allow message sending/\nreceiving in current thread:\n\n         thread 1           |              thread 2\n         --------           |              --------\n                            |\ntipc_enable_bearer()        |\n  test_and_set_bit_lock()   |\n    tipc_bearer_xmit_skb()  |\n                            | tipc_l2_rcv_msg()\n                            |   tipc_rcv()\n                            |     __tipc_node_link_up()\n                            |       tipc_link_build_state_msg()\n                            |         tipc_link_build_proto_msg()\n                            |           tipc_mon_prep()\n                            |           {\n                            |             ...\n                            |             // null-pointer dereference\n                            |             u16 gen = mon->dom_gen;\n                            |             ...\n                            |           }\n  // Not being executed yet |\n  tipc_mon_create()         |\n  {                         |\n    ...                     |\n    // allocate             |\n    mon = kzalloc();        |\n    ...                     |\n  }                         |\n\nMonitoring pointer in thread 2 is dereferenced before monitoring data\nis allocated in thread 1. This causes kernel panic.\n\nThis commit fixes it by allocating the monitoring data before enabling\nthe bearer to receive messages.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2de76d37d4a6dca9b96ea51da24d4290e6cfa1a5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be4977b847f5d5cedb64d50eaaf2218c3a55a3a3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4f59fdbc748805b08c13dae14c01f0518c77c94","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96dc3adb9a97b8f3dfdb88796483491a3006b71","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2de76d37d4a6dca9b96ea51da24d4290e6cfa1a5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48865","score":0.00261,"percentile":0.1798,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}