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CVE-2022-48720

2024-06-2012:28:20
redhat.com
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linux kernel
vulnerability
cve-2022-48720
macsec
offload support
netdev_unregister event
fix
resources
underlay driver

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macsec: Fix offload support for NETDEV_UNREGISTER event Current macsec netdev notify handler handles NETDEV_UNREGISTER event by releasing relevant SW resources only, this causes resources leak in case of macsec HW offload, as the underlay driver was not notified to clean it’s macsec offload resources. Fix by calling the underlay driver to clean it’s relevant resources by moving offload handling from macsec_dellink() to macsec_common_dellink() when handling NETDEV_UNREGISTER event.

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%