linux — security advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ax25: fix incorrect dev_tracker usage While investigating a separate rose issue [1], and enabling CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y, Bernard reported an orthogonal ax25 issue [2] An ax25_dev can be used by one (or many) struct ax25_cb. We thus need different dev_tracker, one per struct ax25_cb. After this patch is applied, we are able to focus on rose. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/fb7544a1-f42e-9254-18cc-c9b071f4ca70@free.fr/ [2] [ 205.798723] reference already released. [ 205.798732] allocated in: [ 205.798734] ax25_bind+0x1a2/0x230 [ax25] [ 205.798747] __sys_bind+0xea/0x110 [ 205.798753] __x64_sys_bind+0x18/0x20 [ 205.798758] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80 [ 205.798763] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 205.798768] freed in: [ 205.798770] ax25_release+0x115/0x370 [ax25] [ 205.798778] __sock_release+0x42/0xb0 [ 205.798782] sock_close+0x15/0x20 [ 205.798785] __fput+0x9f/0x260 [ 205.798789] ____fput+0xe/0x10 [ 205.798792] task_work_run+0x64/0xa0 [ 205.798798] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18b/0x190 [ 205.798804] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x40 [ 205.798808] do_syscall_64+0x69/0x80 [ 205.798812] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 205.798827] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 205.798829] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2605 at lib/ref_tracker.c:136 ref_tracker_free.cold+0x60/0x81 [ 205.798837] Modules linked in: rose netrom mkiss ax25 rfcomm cmac algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep snd_hda_codec_hdmi
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.19.6-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-50163
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ax25: fix incorrect dev_tracker usage While investigating a separate rose issue [1], and enabling CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y, Bernard reported an orthogonal ax25 issue [2] An ax25_dev can be used by one (or many) struct ax25_cb. We thus need different dev_tracker, one per struct ax25_cb. After this patch is applied, we are able to focus on rose. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/fb7544a1-f42e-9254-18cc-c9b071f4ca70@free.fr/ [2] [ 205.798723] reference already released. [ 205.798732] allocated in: [ 205.798734] ax25_bind+0x1a2/0x230 [ax25] [ 205.798747] __sys_bind+0xea/0x110 [ 205.798753] __x64_sys_bind+0x18/0x20 [ 205.798758] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80 [ 205.798763] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 205.798768] freed in: [ 205.798770] ax25_release+0x115/0x370 [ax25] [ 205.798778] __sock_release+0x42/0xb0 [ 205.798782] sock_close+0x15/0x20 [ 205.798785] __fput+0x9f/0x260 [ 205.798789] ____fput+0xe/0x10 [ 205.798792] task_work_run+0x64/0xa0 [ 205.798798] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18b/0x190 [ 205.798804] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x40 [ 205.798808] do_syscall_64+0x69/0x80 [ 205.798812] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 205.798827] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 205.798829] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2605 at lib/ref_tracker.c:136 ref_tracker_free.cold+0x60/0x81 [ 205.798837] Modules linked in: rose netrom mkiss ax25 rfcomm cmac algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg bnep snd_hda_codec_hdmi
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50163
linux
Fixed versions: 5.19.6-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.19.6-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.19.6-1
Complete source record
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