{"cve":"CVE-2022-48974","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-21T20:15:09.517","modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:45.240","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: conntrack: fix using __this_cpu_add in preemptible\n\nCurrently in nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(), when it fails in\nnf_ct_ext_valid_pre/post(), NF_CT_STAT_INC() will be called in the\npreemptible context, a call trace can be triggered:\n\n   BUG: using __this_cpu_add() in preemptible [00000000] code: conntrack/1636\n   caller is nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert+0x45/0x430 [nf_conntrack]\n   Call Trace:\n    <TASK>\n    dump_stack_lvl+0x33/0x46\n    check_preemption_disabled+0xc3/0xf0\n    nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert+0x45/0x430 [nf_conntrack]\n    ctnetlink_create_conntrack+0x3cd/0x4e0 [nf_conntrack_netlink]\n    ctnetlink_new_conntrack+0x1c0/0x450 [nf_conntrack_netlink]\n    nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x277/0x2f0 [nfnetlink]\n    netlink_rcv_skb+0x50/0x100\n    nfnetlink_rcv+0x65/0x144 [nfnetlink]\n    netlink_unicast+0x1ae/0x290\n    netlink_sendmsg+0x257/0x4f0\n    sock_sendmsg+0x5f/0x70\n\nThis patch is to fix it by changing to use NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC() for\nnf_ct_ext_valid_pre/post() check in nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(),\nas well as nf_ct_ext_valid_post() in __nf_conntrack_confirm().\n\nNote that nf_ct_ext_valid_pre() check in __nf_conntrack_confirm() is\nsafe to use NF_CT_STAT_INC(), as it's under local_bh_disable().","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9464d0b68f11a9bc768370c3260ec02b3550447b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9bf1138a5db419db13bd9fcd3a7178d6bb20f7c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48974","score":0.00205,"percentile":0.10456,"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."]}