# CVE-2022-48742: rtnetlink: make sure to refresh master\_dev/m\_ops in \_\_rtnl\_newlink()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtnetlink: make sure to refresh master_dev/m_ops in __rtnl_newlink() While looking at one unrelated syzbot bug, I found the replay logic in __rtnl_newlink() to potentially trigger use-after-free. It is better to clear master_dev and m_ops inside the loop, in case we have to replay it.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf180360d66bd657e606c1217e0e668e6faa303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9211678c0f0624f74cdff36117ab8316697bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a01e60a1ec6bef9be471fb7182a33c6d6f124e93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd43771ee9759dd9dfae946bff190e2c5a120de5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bbe2019dd12b8d13671ee6cda055d49637b4c39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/def5e7070079b2a214b3b1a2fbec623e6fbfe34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a9a0aee881940476b254e0352581401b23f210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f6f2444bdbe0079e41914a35081530d0409963

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