In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tun: Fix memory leaks of napi_get_frags
kmemleak reports after running test_progs:
unreferenced object 0xffff8881b1672dc0 (size 232):
  comm "test_progs", pid 394388, jiffies 4354712116 (age 841.975s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    e0 84 d7 a8 81 88 ff ff 80 2c 67 b1 81 88 ff ff  .........,g.....
    00 40 c5 9b 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  .@..............
  backtrace:
    [<00000000c8f01748>] napi_skb_cache_get+0xd4/0x150
    [<0000000041c7fc09>] __napi_build_skb+0x15/0x50
    [<00000000431c7079>] __napi_alloc_skb+0x26e/0x540
    [<000000003ecfa30e>] napi_get_frags+0x59/0x140
    [<0000000099b2199e>] tun_get_user+0x183d/0x3bb0 [tun]
    [<000000008a5adef0>] tun_chr_write_iter+0xc0/0x1b1 [tun]
    [<0000000049993ff4>] do_iter_readv_writev+0x19f/0x320
    [<000000008f338ea2>] do_iter_write+0x135/0x630
    [<000000008a3377a4>] vfs_writev+0x12e/0x440
    [<00000000a6b5639a>] do_writev+0x104/0x280
    [<00000000ccf065d8>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
    [<00000000d776e329>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
The issue occurs in the following scenarios:
tun_get_user()
  napi_gro_frags()
    napi_frags_finish()
      case GRO_NORMAL:
        gro_normal_one()
          list_add_tail(&skb->list, &napi->rx_list);
          <-- While napi->rx_count < READ_ONCE(gro_normal_batch),
          <-- gro_normal_list() is not called, napi->rx_list is not empty
  <-- not ask to complete the gro work, will cause memory leaks in
  <-- following tun_napi_del()
...
tun_napi_del()
  netif_napi_del()
    __netif_napi_del()
    <-- &napi->rx_list is not empty, which caused memory leaks
To fix, add napi_complete() after napi_gro_frags().
                
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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 | 
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tun: Fix memory leaks of napi_get_frags kmemleak reports after running test_progs: unreferenced object 0xffff8881b1672dc0 (size 232): comm "test_progs", pid 394388, jiffies 4354712116 (age 841.975s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): e0 84 d7 a8 81 88 ff ff 80 2c 67 b1 81 88 ff ff .........,g..... 00 40 c5 9b 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .@.............. backtrace: [<00000000c8f01748>] napi_skb_cache_get+0xd4/0x150 [<0000000041c7fc09>] __napi_build_skb+0x15/0x50 [<00000000431c7079>] __napi_alloc_skb+0x26e/0x540 [<000000003ecfa30e>] napi_get_frags+0x59/0x140 [<0000000099b2199e>] tun_get_user+0x183d/0x3bb0 [tun] [<000000008a5adef0>] tun_chr_write_iter+0xc0/0x1b1 [tun] [<0000000049993ff4>] do_iter_readv_writev+0x19f/0x320 [<000000008f338ea2>] do_iter_write+0x135/0x630 [<000000008a3377a4>] vfs_writev+0x12e/0x440 [<00000000a6b5639a>] do_writev+0x104/0x280 [<00000000ccf065d8>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [<00000000d776e329>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The issue occurs in the following scenarios: tun_get_user() napi_gro_frags() napi_frags_finish() case GRO_NORMAL: gro_normal_one() list_add_tail(&skb->list, &napi->rx_list); <-- While napi->rx_count < READ_ONCE(gro_normal_batch), <-- gro_normal_list() is not called, napi->rx_list is not empty <-- not ask to complete the gro work, will cause memory leaks in <-- following tun_napi_del() ... tun_napi_del() netif_napi_del() __netif_napi_del() <-- &napi->rx_list is not empty, which caused memory leaks To fix, add napi_complete() after napi_gro_frags(). | |
| Title | net: tun: Fix memory leaks of napi_get_frags | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-05-01T14:10:21.760Z
Updated: 2025-10-01T16:03:58.029Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.238Z
Link: CVE-2022-49871
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T14:31:37.424Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:12.030
Modified: 2025-10-01T16:15:48.310
Link: CVE-2022-49871
 Redhat
                        Redhat