CVE-2022-47929

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.6, a NULL pointer dereference bug in the traffic control subsystem allows an unprivileged user to trigger a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted traffic control configuration that is set up with "tc qdisc" and "tc class" commands. This affects qdisc_graft in net/sched/sch_api.c.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-476

Published

2023-01-17

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• debian:debian_linux
• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.6
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96398560f26aa07e8f2969d73c8197e6a6d10407
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
• https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Traffic-Control-HOWTO/components.html

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