linux — security advisory

{
  "id": "68e6d711585823f23b3c8c10d328268767ec3b9fc44a3a45019a29ef6ba5eb48",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters Calling ethtool changing the RX ring parameters like this: $ ethtool -G eth0 rx 1024 on igc triggers kernel warnings like this: [ 225.198467] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 225.198473] Missing unregister, handled but fix driver [ 225.198485] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 959 at net/core/xdp.c:168 xdp_rxq_info_reg+0x79/0xd0 [...] [ 225.198601] Call Trace: [ 225.198604] [ 225.198609] igc_setup_rx_resources+0x3f/0xe0 [igc] [ 225.198617] igc_ethtool_set_ringparam+0x30e/0x450 [igc] [ 225.198626] ethnl_set_rings+0x18a/0x250 [ 225.198631] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xca/0x110 [ 225.198637] genl_rcv_msg+0xce/0x1c0 [ 225.198640] ? rings_prepare_data+0x60/0x60 [ 225.198644] ? genl_get_cmd+0xd0/0xd0 [ 225.198647] netlink_rcv_skb+0x4e/0xf0 [ 225.198652] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 [ 225.198655] netlink_unicast+0x20e/0x330 [ 225.198659] netlink_sendmsg+0x23f/0x480 [ 225.198663] sock_sendmsg+0x5b/0x60 [ 225.198667] __sys_sendto+0xf0/0x160 [ 225.198671] ? handle_mm_fault+0xb2/0x280 [ 225.198676] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1eb/0x690 [ 225.198680] __x64_sys_sendto+0x20/0x30 [ 225.198683] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [ 225.198687] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 225.198693] RIP: 0033:0x7f7ae38ac3aa igc_ethtool_set_ringparam() copies the igc_ring structure but neglects to reset the xdp_rxq_info member before calling igc_setup_rx_resources(). This in turn calls xdp_rxq_info_reg() ",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "linux",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.17.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "linux",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.17.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "linux",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.17.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.17.3-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "linux",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.17.3-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "linux",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.17.3-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "linux",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:03:15.338549710Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2022-49227"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49227"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-49227",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 325882,
  "published_at": "2025-02-26T07:00:59.747+00:00"
}