high 7.8

CVE-2022-33743 json

network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data Path), a code label was moved in…

published 2022-07-05 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-36782

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data Path), a code label was moved in a way allowing for SKBs having references (pointers) retained for further processing to nevertheless be freed.

Patch / fix

distros 7 links 2

debian ubuntu red hat suse almalinux alpine azure linux

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.18.14-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-33743

linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-48.54
linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1020.24
linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1018.24
linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1016.19
linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1015.17
linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1018.22
linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1020.25
linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1003.5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-33743

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kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
bpftool RHEL 9 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-tools RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
python3-perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2458 RHSA-2023:2148

kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP4, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:2854-1 SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1 SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1

kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-modules-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:2148 ALSA-2023:2458

xen Alpine 3.15, Alpine 3.14 4.15.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-33743

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kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.67.1-4

azure linux advisories AZL-10107

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-405.html advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/05/5 advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-33743 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 7.8

kernel: network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs (XSA-405)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) perf 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, +28 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2148
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Linux Linux

Classification

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

xenbits.xen.org /xsa/advisory-405.html
patch, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/07/05/5
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
debian.org /security/2022/dsa-5191
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
xenbits.xenproject.org /xsa/advisory-405.txt
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-33743
NVD CVE-2022-33743

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary