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Unscored CVE-2022-48969 EUVD-2022-53848GHSA-h4qj-qcw9-2w6h

xen-netfront: Fix NULL sring after live migration

Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen-netfront: Fix NULL sring after live migration

A NAPI is setup for each network sring to poll data to kernel
The sring with source host is destroyed before live migration and
new sring with target host is setup after live migration.
The NAPI for the old sring is not deleted until setup new sring
with target host after migration. With busy_poll/busy_read enabled,
the NAPI can be polled before got deleted when resume VM.

BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
0000000000000008
IP: xennet_poll+0xae/0xd20
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
Call Trace:
finish_task_switch+0x71/0x230
timerqueue_del+0x1d/0x40
hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0xb5/0x110
xennet_alloc_rx_buffers+0x2a0/0x2a0
napi_busy_loop+0xdb/0x270
sock_poll+0x87/0x90
do_sys_poll+0x26f/0x580
tracing_map_insert+0x1d4/0x2f0
event_hist_trigger+0x14a/0x260

finish_task_switch+0x71/0x230
__schedule+0x256/0x890
recalc_sigpending+0x1b/0x50
xen_sched_clock+0x15/0x20
__rb_reserve_next+0x12d/0x140
ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x123/0x3d0
event_triggers_call+0x87/0xb0
trace_event_buffer_commit+0x1c4/0x210
xen_clocksource_get_cycles+0x15/0x20
ktime_get_ts64+0x51/0xf0
SyS_ppoll+0x160/0x1a0
SyS_ppoll+0x160/0x1a0
do_syscall_64+0x73/0x130
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x41/0xa6
...
RIP: xennet_poll+0xae/0xd20 RSP: ffffb4f041933900
CR2: 0000000000000008
---[ end trace f8601785b354351c ]---

xen frontend should remove the NAPIs for the old srings before live
migration as the bond srings are destroyed

There is a tiny window between the srings are set to NULL and
the NAPIs are disabled, It is safe as the NAPI threads are still
frozen at that time

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.24 4.19.269

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.1.4-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.4-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.4-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1014.16 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-67.74 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1031.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1034.41 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1034.41.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1030.37 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1028.33 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1016.21 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1026.29 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1026.31 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1029.34 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1023.23 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1030.36 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1025.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-144.161 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1097.105 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1104.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1059.65 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1101.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1065.69 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-67.74~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1045.50 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1026.31~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1013.15 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1087.93 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1094.103 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1030.36~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1081.92 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1022.26 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-144.161~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1045.50~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1094.103~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1081.92~18.04.1 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1022.27 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1033.36 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1104.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1073.82 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1101.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +5 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 rv +77 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 RHSA-2025:6966
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.234.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0034-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_22 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33 1-150400.9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.234.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4100-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_62 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4100-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.5.0-802.el9_6 ELSA-2025-6966
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-570.12.1.0.1.el9_6 ELSA-2025-6966

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