# CVE-2022-49048: ipv6: fix panic when forwarding a pkt with no in6 dev

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.239, 5.4.190, 5.10.112, 5.14, 5.15.35, and 1 more
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from bff0854e2f804f68d3e93d19e4580dbd69777e1d, fixed in 74b68f5249f16c5f7f675d0f604fa6ae20e3a151; from 7f4848229e91d508102b30396b8a1b710ac23637, fixed in ab2f5afb7af5c68389e8c7dd29e0a98fbeaaa435; from 79ec7b5b2f4fe38e5c7459ed0bdff4ef3386ab63, fixed in a263712ba8c9ded25dd9d2d5ced11bcea5b33a3e; from ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862, fixed in adee01bbf6cb5b3e4ed08be8ff866aac90f13836; from ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862, fixed in e69fb3de87a8923e5931a272a38fa3cceb01da44; from ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862, fixed in e3fa461d8b0e185b7da8a101fe94dfe6dd500ac0; from 4.19.199, fixed in 4.19.239; from 5.4.136, fixed in 5.4.190; from 5.10.54, fixed in 5.10.112; from 5.13.6, fixed in 5.14
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 4.19.239; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.190; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.112; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.35; from 5.14.0, fixed in 5.17.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix panic when forwarding a pkt with no in6 dev kongweibin reported a kernel panic in ip6_forward() when input interface has no in6 dev associated. The following tc commands were used to reproduce this panic: tc qdisc del dev vxlan100 root tc qdisc add dev vxlan100 root netem corrupt 5%

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.239, 5.4.190, 5.10.112, 5.14, 5.15.35) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b68f5249f16c5f7f675d0f604fa6ae20e3a151
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab2f5afb7af5c68389e8c7dd29e0a98fbeaaa435
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a263712ba8c9ded25dd9d2d5ced11bcea5b33a3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adee01bbf6cb5b3e4ed08be8ff866aac90f13836
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69fb3de87a8923e5931a272a38fa3cceb01da44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3fa461d8b0e185b7da8a101fe94dfe6dd500ac0

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