CVE-2022-50569
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Publication date: 2025-10-22
Last updated on: 2025-10-22
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: Update ipcomp_scratches with NULL when freed
Currently if ipcomp_alloc_scratches() fails to allocate memory
ipcomp_scratches holds obsolete address. So when we try to free the
percpu scratches using ipcomp_free_scratches() it tries to vfree non
existent vm area. Described below:
static void * __percpu *ipcomp_alloc_scratches(void)
{
...
scratches = alloc_percpu(void *);
if (!scratches)
return NULL;
ipcomp_scratches does not know about this allocation failure.
Therefore holding the old obsolete address.
...
}
So when we free,
static void ipcomp_free_scratches(void)
{
...
scratches = ipcomp_scratches;
Assigning obsolete address from ipcomp_scratches
if (!scratches)
return;
for_each_possible_cpu(i)
vfree(*per_cpu_ptr(scratches, i));
Trying to free non existent page, causing warning: trying to vfree
existent vm area.
...
}
Fix this breakage by updating ipcomp_scrtches with NULL when scratches
is freed
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
