net: tun: Fix use-after-free in tun_detach()
Published Oct 21, 2024
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
Description
syzbot reported use-after-free in tun_detach() [1]. This causes call trace like below:
================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in notifier_call_chain+0x1ee/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:75 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88807324e2a8 by task syz-executor.0/3673
CPU: 0 PID: 3673 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-syzkaller-00044-gcc675d22e422 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xd1/0x138 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline] print_report+0x15e/0x461 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report+0xbf/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 notifier_call_chain+0x1ee/0x200 kernel/notifier.c:75 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x86/0x130 net/core/dev.c:1942 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:1983 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:1997 [inline] netdev_wait_allrefs_any net/core/dev.c:10237 [inline] netdev_run_todo+0xbc6/0x1100 net/core/dev.c:10351 tun_detach drivers/net/tun.c:704 [inline] tun_chr_close+0xe4/0x190 drivers/net/tun.c:3467 __fput+0x27c/0xa90 fs/file_table.c:320 task_work_run+0x16f/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:179 exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:38 [inline] do_exit+0xb3d/0x2a30 kernel/exit.c:820 do_group_exit+0xd4/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:950 get_signal+0x21b1/0x2440 kernel/signal.c:2858 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x86/0x2300 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:869 exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:168 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x15f/0x250 kernel/entry/common.c:203 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:296 do_syscall_64+0x46/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
The cause of the issue is that sock_put() from __tun_detach() drops last reference count for struct net, and then notifier_call_chain() from netdev_state_change() accesses that struct net.
This patch fixes the issue by calling sock_put() from tun_detach() after all necessary accesses for the struct net has done.
Affected products
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- Version 4.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<4.17
- Version 4.19.268StatusunaffectedConstraints<=4.19.*
- Version 5.10.158StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.10.*
- Version 5.15.82StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 5.4.226StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.4.*
- Version 6.0.12StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.0.*
- Version 6.1StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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- ≥ 4.17 · < 4.19.268
- ≥ 4.20 · < 5.4.226
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.10.158
- ≥ 5.11 · < 5.15.82
- ≥ 5.16 · < 6.0.12
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
Fixed · RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
Fixed · RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:6966 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:6966 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue is considered to be a moderate impact flaw, as the exploitation for this will need an ADMIN (or ROOT) privilege (PR:H) in drivers/net/tun.c.
Red Hat mitigation
To mitigate this issue, prevent the `tun` kernel module from loading. This can be achieved by creating a modprobe configuration file. 1. Create or edit `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-tun.conf` and add the following line: ``` blacklist tun ``` 2. Rebuild the initial ramdisk: ```bash dracut -f -v ``` 3. Reboot the system for the changes to take effect. Disabling the `tun` module may impact functionality that relies on virtual network interfaces, such as VPN clients or container networking solutions. A system reboot is required for the changes to take effect.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 22, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 16.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 16.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49014 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2320670 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b995e963229501401810dab89dc73e7f12d054 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16c244bc65d1175775325ec0489a5a5c830e02c7 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f23f1890d91812c35d32eab1b49621b6d32dc7b Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cde8da2d814a3b7b176db81922d4ddaad7c0f0e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5daadc86f27ea4d691e2131c04310d0418c6cd12 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f442e1d403e0496bacb74a58e2be7f500695e6f Patch
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102153-CVE-2022-49014-1627@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49014
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49014
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