CVE-2022-50536
- Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.810
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, sockmap: Fix repeated calls to sock_put() when msg has more_data
In tcp_bpf_send_verdict() redirection, the eval variable is assigned to
__SK_REDIRECT after the apply_bytes data is sent, if msg has more_data,
sock_put() will be called multiple times.
We should reset the eval variable to __SK_NONE every time more_data
starts.
This causes:
IPv4: Attempt to release TCP socket in state 1 00000000b4c925d7
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refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 4482 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x7d/0x110
Modules linked in:
CPU: 5 PID: 4482 Comm: sockhash_bypass Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.0.0 #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
__tcp_transmit_skb+0xa1b/0xb90
? __alloc_skb+0x8c/0x1a0
? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x184/0x320
tcp_write_xmit+0x22a/0x1110
__tcp_push_pending_frames+0x32/0xf0
do_tcp_sendpages+0x62d/0x640
tcp_bpf_push+0xae/0x2c0
tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0x260/0x410
? preempt_count_add+0x70/0xa0
tcp_bpf_send_verdict+0x386/0x4b0
tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x21b/0x3b0
sock_sendmsg+0x58/0x70
__sys_sendto+0xfa/0x170
? xfd_validate_state+0x1d/0x80
? switch_fpu_return+0x59/0xe0
__x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30
do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
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How to fix CVE-2022-50536
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix repeated calls to sock_put() when msg has more_data In tcp_bpf_send_verdict() redirection, the eval variable is assigned to __SK_REDIRECT after the apply_bytes data is sent, if msg has more_data, sock_put() will be called multiple times. We should reset the eval variable to __SK_NONE […]
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
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