Security assessments indicate that CVE-2022-49338 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕛 21 Oct 2025, 12:18 UTC
Originally published on: 🕖 26 Feb 2025, 07:01 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 237 days
CVSS Release: version 3
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2022-49338: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: CT: Fix cleanup of CT before cleanup of TC ct rules CT cleanup assumes that all tc rules were deleted first, and so is free to delete the CT shared resources (e.g the dr_action fwd_action which is shared for all tuples). But currently for uplink, this is happens in reverse, causing the below trace. CT cleanup is called from: mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx()->mlx5e_cleanup_uplink_rep_tx()-> mlx5e_rep_tc_cleanup()->mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup()-> mlx5_tc_ct_clean() Only afterwards, tc cleanup is called from: mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx()->mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup() which would have deleted all the tc ct rules, and so delete all the offloaded tuples. Fix this reversing the order of init and on cleanup, which will result in tc cleanup then ct cleanup. [ 9443.593347] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 206774 at drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_action.c:1882 mlx5dr_action_destroy+0x188/0x1a0 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593349] Modules linked in: act_ct nf_flow_table rdma_ucm(O) rdma_cm(O) iw_cm(O) ib_ipoib(O) ib_cm(O) ib_umad(O) mlx5_core(O-) mlxfw(O) mlxdevm(O) auxiliary(O) ib_uverbs(O) psample ib_core(O) mlx_compat(O) ip_gre gre ip_tunnel act_vlan bonding geneve esp6_offload esp6 esp4_offload esp4 act_tunnel_key vxlan ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel act_mirred act_skbedit act_gact cls_flower sch_ingress nfnetlink_cttimeout nfnetlink xfrm_user xfrm_algo 8021q garp stp ipmi_devintf mrp ipmi_msghandler llc openvswitch nsh nf_conncount nf_nat mst_pciconf(O) dm_multipath sbsa_gwdt uio_pdrv_genirq uio mlxbf_pmc mlxbf_pka mlx_trio mlx_bootctl(O) bluefield_edac sch_fq_codel ip_tables ipv6 crc_ccitt btrfs zstd_compress raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor xor_neon raid6_pq raid1 raid0 crct10dif_ce i2c_mlxbf gpio_mlxbf2 mlxbf_gige aes_neon_bs aes_neon_blk [last unloaded: mlx5_ib] [ 9443.593419] CPU: 2 PID: 206774 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G O 5.4.0-1023.24.gc14613d-bluefield #1 [ 9443.593422] Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField SoC/BlueField SoC, BIOS BlueField:143ebaf Jan 11 2022 [ 9443.593424] pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO) [ 9443.593489] pc : mlx5dr_action_destroy+0x188/0x1a0 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593545] lr : mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_destroy+0x24/0x30 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593546] sp : ffff8000135dbab0 [ 9443.593548] x29: ffff8000135dbab0 x28: ffff0003a6ab8e80 [ 9443.593550] x27: 0000000000000000 x26: ffff0003e07d7000 [ 9443.593552] x25: ffff800009609de0 x24: ffff000397fb2120 [ 9443.593554] x23: ffff0003975c0000 x22: 0000000000000000 [ 9443.593556] x21: ffff0003975f08c0 x20: ffff800009609de0 [ 9443.593558] x19: ffff0003c8a13380 x18: 0000000000000014 [ 9443.593560] x17: 0000000067f5f125 x16: 000000006529c620 [ 9443.593561] x15: 000000000000000b x14: 0000000000000000 [ 9443.593563] x13: 0000000000000002 x12: 0000000000000001 [ 9443.593565] x11: ffff800011108868 x10: 0000000000000000 [ 9443.593567] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : ffff8000117fb270 [ 9443.593569] x7 : ffff0003ebc01288 x6 : 0000000000000000 [ 9443.593571] x5 : ffff800009591ab8 x4 : fffffe000f6d9a20 [ 9443.593572] x3 : 0000000080040001 x2 : fffffe000f6d9a20 [ 9443.593574] x1 : ffff8000095901d8 x0 : 0000000000000025 [ 9443.593577] Call trace: [ 9443.593634] mlx5dr_action_destroy+0x188/0x1a0 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593688] mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_destroy+0x24/0x30 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593743] mlx5_tc_ct_clean+0x34/0xa8 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593797] mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup+0x58/0x88 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593851] mlx5e_rep_tc_cleanup+0x24/0x30 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593905] mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx+0x6c/0x78 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.593959] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x74/0x98 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.594013] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x70/0x180 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.594067] mlx5e_netdev_attach_nic_profile+0x34/0x40 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.594122] mlx5e_vport_rep_unload+0x15c/0x1a8 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.594177] mlx5_eswitch_unregister_vport_reps+0x228/0x298 [mlx5_core] [ 9443.594231] mlx5e_rep_remove+0x2c/0x38 ---truncated---
The exploitability of CVE-2022-49338 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2022-49338 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-49338, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-49338, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 12.0%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.
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