CVE-2022-49582: net: dsa: fix NULL pointer dereference in dsa_port_reset_vlan_filtering

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: fix NULL pointer dereference in dsa_port_reset_vlan_filtering The "ds" iterator variable used in dsa_port_reset_vlan_filtering() -> dsa_switch_for_each_port() overwrites the "dp" received as argument, which is later used to call dsa_port_vlan_filtering() proper. As a result, switches which do enter that code path (the ones with vlan_filtering_is_global=true) will dereference an invalid dp in dsa_port_reset_vlan_filtering() after leaving a VLAN-aware bridge. Use a dedicated "other_dp" iterator variable to avoid this from happening.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.16 before 5.18.15; 5.19-rc1, 5.19-rc2, 5.19-rc3, 5.19-rc4, 5.19-rc5, 5.19-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 5.18.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.18.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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