CVE-2022-49153

wireguard: socket: free skb in send6 when ipv6 is disabled

Published Feb 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wireguard: socket: free skb in send6 when ipv6 is disabled

I got a memory leak report:

unreferenced object 0xffff8881191fc040 (size 232):
comm "kworker/u17:0", pid 23193, jiffies 4295238848 (age 3464.870s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff814c3ef4>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x84/0x3b0
[<ffffffff814c8977>] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x167/0x340
[<ffffffff832974fb>] __alloc_skb+0x1db/0x200
[<ffffffff82612b5d>] wg_socket_send_buffer_to_peer+0x3d/0xc0
[<ffffffff8260e94a>] wg_packet_send_handshake_initiation+0xfa/0x110
[<ffffffff8260ec81>] wg_packet_handshake_send_worker+0x21/0x30
[<ffffffff8119c558>] process_one_work+0x2e8/0x770
[<ffffffff8119ca2a>] worker_thread+0x4a/0x4b0
[<ffffffff811a88e0>] kthread+0x120/0x160
[<ffffffff8100242f>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

In function wg_socket_send_buffer_as_reply_to_skb() or wg_socket_send_
buffer_to_peer(), the semantics of send6() is required to free skb. But
when CONFIG_IPV6 is disable, kfree_skb() is missing. This patch adds it
to fix this bug.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-55072 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wireguard: socket: free skb in send6 when ipv6 is disabled I got a memory leak report: unreferenced object 0xffff8881191fc040 (size 232): comm "kworker/u17:0", pid 23193, jiffies 4295238848 (age 3464.870s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff814c3ef4>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x84/0x3b0 [<ffffffff814c8977>] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x167/0x340 [<ffffffff832974fb>] __alloc_skb+0x1db/0x200 [<ffffffff82612b5d>] wg_socket_send_buffer_to_peer+0x3d/0xc0 [<ffffffff8260e94a>] wg_packet_send_handshake_initiation+0xfa/0x110 [<ffffffff8260ec81>] wg_packet_handshake_send_worker+0x21/0x30 [<ffffffff8119c558>] process_one_work+0x2e8/0x770 [<ffffffff8119ca2a>] worker_thread+0x4a/0x4b0 [<ffffffff811a88e0>] kthread+0x120/0x160 [<ffffffff8100242f>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 In function wg_socket_send_buffer_as_reply_to_skb() or wg_socket_send_ buffer_to_peer(), the semantics of send6() is required to free skb. But when CONFIG_IPV6 is disable, kfree_skb() is missing. This patch adds it to fix this bug.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics threat_severity

Moderate

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wireguard: socket: free skb in send6 when ipv6 is disabled I got a memory leak report: unreferenced object 0xffff8881191fc040 (size 232): comm "kworker/u17:0", pid 23193, jiffies 4295238848 (age 3464.870s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff814c3ef4>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x84/0x3b0 [<ffffffff814c8977>] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x167/0x340 [<ffffffff832974fb>] __alloc_skb+0x1db/0x200 [<ffffffff82612b5d>] wg_socket_send_buffer_to_peer+0x3d/0xc0 [<ffffffff8260e94a>] wg_packet_send_handshake_initiation+0xfa/0x110 [<ffffffff8260ec81>] wg_packet_handshake_send_worker+0x21/0x30 [<ffffffff8119c558>] process_one_work+0x2e8/0x770 [<ffffffff8119ca2a>] worker_thread+0x4a/0x4b0 [<ffffffff811a88e0>] kthread+0x120/0x160 [<ffffffff8100242f>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 In function wg_socket_send_buffer_as_reply_to_skb() or wg_socket_send_ buffer_to_peer(), the semantics of send6() is required to free skb. But when CONFIG_IPV6 is disable, kfree_skb() is missing. This patch adds it to fix this bug.
Title wireguard: socket: free skb in send6 when ipv6 is disabled
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 6:54 PM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2025, 1:49 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 26, 2025, 7:00 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 26, 2025, 12:00 AM