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CVE-2022-50168

UNKNOWN 0.0

bpf, x86: fix freeing of not-finalized bpf_prog_pack

CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, x86: fix freeing of not-finalized bpf_prog_pack syzbot reported a few issues with bpf_prog_pack [1], [2]. This only happens with multiple subprogs. In jit_subprogs(), we first call bpf_int_jit_compile() on each sub program. And then, we call it on each sub program again. jit_data is not freed in the first call of bpf_int_jit_compile(). Similarly we don't call bpf_jit_binary_pack_finalize() in the first call of bpf_int_jit_compile(). If bpf_int_jit_compile() failed for one sub program, we will call bpf_jit_binary_pack_finalize() for this sub program. However, we don't have a chance to call it for other sub programs. Then we will hit "goto out_free" in jit_subprogs(), and call bpf_jit_free on some subprograms that haven't got bpf_jit_binary_pack_finalize() yet. At this point, bpf_jit_binary_pack_free() is called and the whole 2MB page is freed erroneously. Fix this with a custom bpf_jit_free() for x86_64, which calls bpf_jit_binary_pack_finalize() if necessary. Also, with custom bpf_jit_free(), bpf_prog_aux->use_bpf_prog_pack is not needed any more, remove it. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2f649ec6d2eea1495a8f [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=87f65c75f4a72db05445

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Product linux
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Published Jun 18, 2025
Last Updated May 11, 2026
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
1022a5498f6f745c3b5fd3f050a5e11e7ca354f0 < f91ce608a79c0db3e72bd63c23e011a9ebc31505 1022a5498f6f745c3b5fd3f050a5e11e7ca354f0 < 60e66074812dde9cde3d99cdd3caa9e40f1a4516 1022a5498f6f745c3b5fd3f050a5e11e7ca354f0 < 1d5f82d9dd477d5c66e0214a68c3e4f308eadd6d
Linux / Linux
5.18

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91ce608a79c0db3e72bd63c23e011a9ebc31505 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e66074812dde9cde3d99cdd3caa9e40f1a4516 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5f82d9dd477d5c66e0214a68c3e4f308eadd6d