CVE-2022-50780
- Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:04.843
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: fix UAF issue in nfqnl_nf_hook_drop() when ops_init() failed
When the ops_init() interface is invoked to initialize the net, but
ops->init() fails, data is released. However, the ptr pointer in
net->gen is invalid. In this case, when nfqnl_nf_hook_drop() is invoked
to release the net, invalid address access occurs.
The process is as follows:
setup_net()
ops_init()
data = kzalloc(…) —> alloc “data”
net_assign_generic() —> assign “date” to ptr in net->gen
…
ops->init() —> failed
…
kfree(data); —> ptr in net->gen is invalid
…
ops_exit_list()
…
nfqnl_nf_hook_drop()
*q = nfnl_queue_pernet(net) —> q is invalid
The following is the Call Trace information:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nfqnl_nf_hook_drop+0x264/0x280
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810396b240 by task ip/15855
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x8e/0xd1
print_report+0x155/0x454
kasan_report+0xba/0x1f0
nfqnl_nf_hook_drop+0x264/0x280
nf_queue_nf_hook_drop+0x8b/0x1b0
__nf_unregister_net_hook+0x1ae/0x5a0
nf_unregister_net_hooks+0xde/0x130
ops_exit_list+0xb0/0x170
setup_net+0x7ac/0xbd0
copy_net_ns+0x2e6/0x6b0
create_new_namespaces+0x382/0xa50
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xa6/0x1c0
ksys_unshare+0x3a4/0x7e0
__x64_sys_unshare+0x2d/0x40
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Allocated by task 15855:
kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40
kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0xa1/0xb0
__kmalloc+0x49/0xb0
ops_init+0xe7/0x410
setup_net+0x5aa/0xbd0
copy_net_ns+0x2e6/0x6b0
create_new_namespaces+0x382/0xa50
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xa6/0x1c0
ksys_unshare+0x3a4/0x7e0
__x64_sys_unshare+0x2d/0x40
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Freed by task 15855:
kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40
kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x2a/0x40
____kasan_slab_free+0x155/0x1b0
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x11b/0x220
__kmem_cache_free+0xa4/0x360
ops_init+0xb9/0x410
setup_net+0x5aa/0xbd0
copy_net_ns+0x2e6/0x6b0
create_new_namespaces+0x382/0xa50
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xa6/0x1c0
ksys_unshare+0x3a4/0x7e0
__x64_sys_unshare+0x2d/0x40
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
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How to fix CVE-2022-50780
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix UAF issue in nfqnl_nf_hook_drop() when ops_init() failed When the ops_init() interface is invoked to initialize the net, but ops->init() fails, data is released. However, the ptr pointer in net->gen is invalid. In this case, when nfqnl_nf_hook_drop() is invoked to release the net, invalid […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
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