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High · 7.8 CVE-2022-49390 EUVD-2022-54839GHSA-w9jf-hmj5-fp54

macsec: fix UAF bug for real_dev

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

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

macsec: fix UAF bug for real_dev

Create a new macsec device but not get reference to real_dev. That can
not ensure that real_dev is freed after macsec. That will trigger the
UAF bug for real_dev as following:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in macsec_get_iflink+0x5f/0x70 drivers/net/macsec.c:3662
Call Trace:
...
macsec_get_iflink+0x5f/0x70 drivers/net/macsec.c:3662
dev_get_iflink+0x73/0xe0 net/core/dev.c:637
default_operstate net/core/link_watch.c:42 [inline]
rfc2863_policy+0x233/0x2d0 net/core/link_watch.c:54
linkwatch_do_dev+0x2a/0x150 net/core/link_watch.c:161

Allocated by task 22209:
...
alloc_netdev_mqs+0x98/0x1100 net/core/dev.c:10549
rtnl_create_link+0x9d7/0xc00 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3235
veth_newlink+0x20e/0xa90 drivers/net/veth.c:1748

Freed by task 8:
...
kfree+0xd6/0x4d0 mm/slub.c:4552
kvfree+0x42/0x50 mm/util.c:615
device_release+0x9f/0x240 drivers/base/core.c:2229
kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:673 [inline]
kobject_release lib/kobject.c:704 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
kobject_put+0x1c8/0x540 lib/kobject.c:721
netdev_run_todo+0x72e/0x10b0 net/core/dev.c:10327

After commit faab39f63c1f ("net: allow out-of-order netdev unregistration")
and commit e5f80fcf869a ("ipv6: give an IPv6 dev to blackhole_netdev"), we
can add dev_hold_track() in macsec_dev_init() and dev_put_track() in
macsec_free_netdev() to fix the problem.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.14.154 – < 4.15, 4.19.84 – < 4.20, 5.3.11 – < 5.4, 5.4 4.15

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 5.18.5-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.18.5-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.18.5-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1082.84 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-164.174 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1098.105 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1102.111 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1102.111.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1098.107 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1094.100 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1081.89 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1092.95 USN-7928-4, USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1093.99 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1090.95 USN-7928-5
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1093.94 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1050.50 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1039.39 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1095.101 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1062.66 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1090.92 USN-7928-3
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1097.106 USN-7928-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1098.105+fips1 USN-7928-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1102.111+fips1 USN-7928-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-164.174+fips1 USN-7928-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1098.107+fips1 USN-7928-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1153.163+fips1 USN-7922-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1157.164+fips1 USN-7939-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1127.137 USN-7922-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1156.165+fips1 USN-7922-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2125.131 USN-7907-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2104.110 USN-7937-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1142.154 USN-7907-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2088.94 USN-7907-4
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-86.87 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1041.43 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1041.47 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1042.45 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1039.39 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1038.39 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-164.174 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1098.105 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1102.111 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1098.107 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1095.101 LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-224.244 USN-7922-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1153.163 USN-7922-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1098.105~20.04.1 USN-7928-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1156.163 USN-7939-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1102.111~20.04.1 USN-7938-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1112.119 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1156.165 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1098.107~20.04.1 USN-7928-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-164.174~20.04.1 USN-7928-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1099.104 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1092.95~20.04.1 USN-7928-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1093.99~20.04.1 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1057.60 USN-7922-5
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1140.149 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1050.50~20.04.1 USN-7928-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1151.161 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1095.101~20.04.1 USN-7928-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1136.149 USN-7922-4
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1093.97~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1071.75 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-245.257 USN-7907-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1187.200 USN-7907-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1153.163~18.04.1 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1195.210 USN-7907-5, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1156.163~18.04.1 USN-7939-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1180.197 USN-7907-3, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1156.165~18.04.1 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-224.244~18.04.1 USN-7922-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1099.104~18.04.1 USN-7922-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1169.174 USN-7907-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1149.160 USN-7907-1, LSN-0117-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1151.161~18.04.1 USN-7922-3
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1136.149~18.04.1 USN-7922-4
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1187.200~16.04.1 USN-7907-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1195.210~16.04.1 USN-7907-5
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1180.197~16.04.1 USN-7907-3
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-245.257~16.04.1 USN-7907-3
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1149.160~16.04.1 USN-7907-5
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1195.210~14.04.1 USN-7907-5
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.258.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.258.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_68 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-276.618 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2025-2826
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.355-276.618.amzn2 ALAS2-2025-2826

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