In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup()
Otherwise there may be race between module removal and the handling of
netlink command, which can lead to the oops as shown below:
  BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098
  Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI
  CPU: 1 PID: 31299 Comm: nbd-client Tainted: G            E     5.14.0-rc4
  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
  RIP: 0010:down_write+0x1a/0x50
  Call Trace:
   start_creating+0x89/0x130
   debugfs_create_dir+0x1b/0x130
   nbd_start_device+0x13d/0x390 [nbd]
   nbd_genl_connect+0x42f/0x748 [nbd]
   genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0xec/0x150
   genl_rcv_msg+0xe5/0x1e0
   netlink_rcv_skb+0x55/0x100
   genl_rcv+0x29/0x40
   netlink_unicast+0x1a8/0x250
   netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x430
   ____sys_sendmsg+0x2a4/0x2d0
   ___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0
   __sys_sendmsg+0x62/0xb0
   __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1f/0x30
   do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
  Modules linked in: nbd(E-)
                
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup() Otherwise there may be race between module removal and the handling of netlink command, which can lead to the oops as shown below: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 31299 Comm: nbd-client Tainted: G E 5.14.0-rc4 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) RIP: 0010:down_write+0x1a/0x50 Call Trace: start_creating+0x89/0x130 debugfs_create_dir+0x1b/0x130 nbd_start_device+0x13d/0x390 [nbd] nbd_genl_connect+0x42f/0x748 [nbd] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0xec/0x150 genl_rcv_msg+0xe5/0x1e0 netlink_rcv_skb+0x55/0x100 genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 netlink_unicast+0x1a8/0x250 netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x430 ____sys_sendmsg+0x2a4/0x2d0 ___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0 __sys_sendmsg+0x62/0xb0 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1f/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Modules linked in: nbd(E-) | |
| Title | nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup() | |
| References |  | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-02-26T02:01:25.659Z
Updated: 2025-10-29T10:49:58.050Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T01:49:39.302Z
Link: CVE-2022-49295
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T16:13:07.912Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:06.333
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:16:02.203
Link: CVE-2022-49295
 Redhat
                        Redhat