In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: macvlan: fix memory leaks of macvlan_common_newlink
kmemleak reports memory leaks in macvlan_common_newlink, as follows:
 ip link add link eth0 name .. type macvlan mode source macaddr add
 <MAC-ADDR>
kmemleak reports:
unreferenced object 0xffff8880109bb140 (size 64):
  comm "ip", pid 284, jiffies 4294986150 (age 430.108s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b8 aa 5a 12 80 88 ff ff  ..........Z.....
    80 1b fa 0d 80 88 ff ff 1e ff ac af c7 c1 6b 6b  ..............kk
  backtrace:
    [<ffffffff813e06a7>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x1c7/0x300
    [<ffffffff81b66025>] macvlan_hash_add_source+0x45/0xc0
    [<ffffffff81b66a67>] macvlan_changelink_sources+0xd7/0x170
    [<ffffffff81b6775c>] macvlan_common_newlink+0x38c/0x5a0
    [<ffffffff81b6797e>] macvlan_newlink+0xe/0x20
    [<ffffffff81d97f8f>] __rtnl_newlink+0x7af/0xa50
    [<ffffffff81d98278>] rtnl_newlink+0x48/0x70
    ...
In the scenario where the macvlan mode is configured as 'source',
macvlan_changelink_sources() will be execured to reconfigure list of
remote source mac addresses, at the same time, if register_netdevice()
return an error, the resource generated by macvlan_changelink_sources()
is not cleaned up.
Using this patch, in the case of an error, it will execute
macvlan_flush_sources() to ensure that the resource is cleaned up.
                
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                    Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Tue, 27 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | |
| Vendors & Products | Redhat Redhat enterprise Linux | 
Wed, 07 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | 
Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000
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| Metrics | threat_severity 
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Thu, 01 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macvlan: fix memory leaks of macvlan_common_newlink kmemleak reports memory leaks in macvlan_common_newlink, as follows: ip link add link eth0 name .. type macvlan mode source macaddr add <MAC-ADDR> kmemleak reports: unreferenced object 0xffff8880109bb140 (size 64): comm "ip", pid 284, jiffies 4294986150 (age 430.108s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b8 aa 5a 12 80 88 ff ff ..........Z..... 80 1b fa 0d 80 88 ff ff 1e ff ac af c7 c1 6b 6b ..............kk backtrace: [<ffffffff813e06a7>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x1c7/0x300 [<ffffffff81b66025>] macvlan_hash_add_source+0x45/0xc0 [<ffffffff81b66a67>] macvlan_changelink_sources+0xd7/0x170 [<ffffffff81b6775c>] macvlan_common_newlink+0x38c/0x5a0 [<ffffffff81b6797e>] macvlan_newlink+0xe/0x20 [<ffffffff81d97f8f>] __rtnl_newlink+0x7af/0xa50 [<ffffffff81d98278>] rtnl_newlink+0x48/0x70 ... In the scenario where the macvlan mode is configured as 'source', macvlan_changelink_sources() will be execured to reconfigure list of remote source mac addresses, at the same time, if register_netdevice() return an error, the resource generated by macvlan_changelink_sources() is not cleaned up. Using this patch, in the case of an error, it will execute macvlan_flush_sources() to ensure that the resource is cleaned up. | |
| Title | net: macvlan: fix memory leaks of macvlan_common_newlink | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-05-01T14:10:07.726Z
Updated: 2025-10-01T16:07:29.375Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.230Z
Link: CVE-2022-49853
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T14:34:52.460Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:08.890
Modified: 2025-10-01T17:15:34.840
Link: CVE-2022-49853
 Redhat
                        Redhat