CVE catalog

CVE-2022-50862

linux: CVE-2022-50862

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Jan 1, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.18% · Oct 25, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: prevent decl_tag from being referenced in func_proto Syzkaller was able to hit the following issue: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3609 at kernel/bpf/btf.c:1946 btf_type_id_size+0x2d5/0x9d0 kernel/bpf/btf.c:1946 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 3609 Comm: syz-executor361 Not tainted 6.0.0-syzkaller-02734-g0326074ff465 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/22/2022 RIP: 0010:btf_type_id_size+0x2d5/0x9d0 kernel/bpf/btf.c:1946 Code: ef e8 7f 8e e4 ff 41 83 ff 0b 77 28 f6 44 24 10 18 75 3f e8 6d 91 e4 ff 44 89 fe bf 0e 00 00 00 e8 20 8e e4 ff e8 5b 91 e4 ff <0f> 0b 45 31 f6 e9 98 02 00 00 41 83 ff 12 74 18 e8 46 91 e4 ff 44 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003cefb40 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff8880259c0000 RSI: ffffffff81968415 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: ffff88801270ca00 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 000000000000000e R10: 0000000000000011 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000011 R14: ffff888026ee6424 R15: 0000000000000011 FS: 000055555641b300(0000) GS:ffff8880b9a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000f2e258 CR3: 000000007110e000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> btf_func_proto_check kernel/bpf/btf.c:4447 [inline] btf_check_all_types kernel/bpf/btf.c:4723 [inline] btf_parse_type_sec kernel/bpf/btf.c:4752 [inline] btf_parse kernel/bpf/btf.c:5026 [inline] btf_new_fd+0x1926/0x1e70 kernel/bpf/btf.c:6892 bpf_btf_load kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4324 [inline] __sys_bpf+0xb7d/0x4cf0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5010 __do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5069 [inline] __se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5067 [inline] __x64_sys_bpf+0x75/0xb0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5067 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7f0fbae41c69 Code: 28 c3 e8 2a 14 00 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 c0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffc8aeb6228 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000141 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f0fbae41c69 RDX: 0000000000000020 RSI: 0000000020000140 RDI: 0000000000000012 RBP: 00007f0fbae05e10 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 00000000ffffffff R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f0fbae05ea0 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> Looks like it tries to create a func_proto which return type is decl_tag. For the details, see Martin's spot on analysis in [0]. 0: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAKH8qBuQDLva_hHxxBuZzyAcYNO4ejhovz6TQeVSk8HY-2SO6g@mail.gmail.com/T/#mea6524b3fcd6298347432226e81b1e6155efc62c

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	linux	sid	`7.2.12-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	forky	`7.2.12-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	trixie	`6.12.107-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	trixie-security	`6.12.113-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	bookworm	`6.1.176-1`	fixed
Debian	linux	bookworm-security	`6.1.190-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	linux	source	sid	`6.0.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	forky	`6.0.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	trixie	`6.0.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	bookworm	`6.0.7-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bpftool]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[hyperv-daemons]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[intel-sdsi]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-bpf-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-config-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (4)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-cpupower]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (32)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common-rt]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-50-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.7-1
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 7:23:36 PM UTC

References

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