CVE-2022-50405
- Published: 2025-09-18T16:15:43.630
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tunnel: wait until all sk_user_data reader finish before releasing the sock
There is a race condition in vxlan that when deleting a vxlan device
during receiving packets, there is a possibility that the sock is
released after getting vxlan_sock vs from sk_user_data. Then in
later vxlan_ecn_decapsulate(), vxlan_get_sk_family() we will got
NULL pointer dereference. e.g.
#0 [ffffa25ec6978a38] machine_kexec at ffffffff8c669757
#1 [ffffa25ec6978a90] __crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c0a4d
#2 [ffffa25ec6978b58] crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c1c48
#3 [ffffa25ec6978b60] oops_end at ffffffff8c627f2b
#4 [ffffa25ec6978b80] page_fault_oops at ffffffff8c678fcb
#5 [ffffa25ec6978bd8] exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d109542
#6 [ffffa25ec6978c00] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d200b62
[exception RIP: vxlan_ecn_decapsulate+0x3b]
RIP: ffffffffc1014e7b RSP: ffffa25ec6978cb0 RFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000008 RBX: ffff8aa000888000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 000000000000000e RSI: ffff8a9fc7ab803e RDI: ffff8a9fd1168700
RBP: ffff8a9fc7ab803e R8: 0000000000700000 R9: 00000000000010ae
R10: ffff8a9fcb748980 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8a9fd1168700
R13: ffff8aa000888000 R14: 00000000002a0000 R15: 00000000000010ae
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
#7 [ffffa25ec6978ce8] vxlan_rcv at ffffffffc10189cd [vxlan]
#8 [ffffa25ec6978d90] udp_queue_rcv_one_skb at ffffffff8cfb6507
#9 [ffffa25ec6978dc0] udp_unicast_rcv_skb at ffffffff8cfb6e45
#10 [ffffa25ec6978dc8] __udp4_lib_rcv at ffffffff8cfb8807
#11 [ffffa25ec6978e20] ip_protocol_deliver_rcu at ffffffff8cf76951
#12 [ffffa25ec6978e48] ip_local_deliver at ffffffff8cf76bde
#13 [ffffa25ec6978ea0] __netif_receive_skb_one_core at ffffffff8cecde9b
#14 [ffffa25ec6978ec8] process_backlog at ffffffff8cece139
#15 [ffffa25ec6978f00] __napi_poll at ffffffff8ceced1a
#16 [ffffa25ec6978f28] net_rx_action at ffffffff8cecf1f3
#17 [ffffa25ec6978fa0] __softirqentry_text_start at ffffffff8d4000ca
#18 [ffffa25ec6978ff0] do_softirq at ffffffff8c6fbdc3
Reproducer: https://github.com/Mellanox/ovs-tests/blob/master/test-ovs-vxlan-remove-tunnel-during-traffic.sh
Fix this by waiting for all sk_user_data reader to finish before
releasing the sock.
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How to fix CVE-2022-50405
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tunnel: wait until all sk_user_data reader finish before releasing the sock There is a race condition in vxlan that when deleting a vxlan device during receiving packets, there is a possibility that the sock is released after getting vxlan_sock vs from sk_user_data. Then in later […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Mellanox/ovs-tests/blob/master/test-ovs-vxlan-remove-tunnel-during-traffic.sh
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