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High · 7.5 CVE-2022-49110 EUVD-2022-55102GHSA-pv5x-cgg5-p627

netfilter: conntrack: revisit gc autotuning

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 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-5.19 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-azure 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-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 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-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 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-5.3 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-5.19 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:

netfilter: conntrack: revisit gc autotuning

as of commit 4608fdfc07e1
("netfilter: conntrack: collect all entries in one cycle")
conntrack gc was changed to run every 2 minutes.

On systems where conntrack hash table is set to large value, most evictions
happen from gc worker rather than the packet path due to hash table
distribution.

This causes netlink event overflows when events are collected.

This change collects average expiry of scanned entries and
reschedules to the average remaining value, within 1 to 60 second interval.

To avoid event overflows, reschedule after each bucket and add a
limit for both run time and number of evictions per run.

If more entries have to be evicted, reschedule and restart 1 jiffy
into the future.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.19.206 – < 4.20, 5.4.144 – < 5.5, 5.10.62 – < 5.11, 5.13.14 – < 5.14, 5.14 4.20

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 5.17.3-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.17.3-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.17.3-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-37.39 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1011.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1010.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1008.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1008.10 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1007.8 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1008.11 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1010.11 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1009.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1011.13 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-42.45~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +6 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1.150500.6.49.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1.150500.6.49.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1.150500.6.49.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.94.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01640-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01918-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01918-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.211.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01995-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.211.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01995-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_26 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.103.1.150500.6.49.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01620-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01982-1

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