Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: Fix signed integer overflow in __ip6_append_data

Resurrect ubsan overflow checks and ubsan report this warning,
fix it by change the variable [length] type to size_t.

UBSAN: signed-integer-overflow in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1489:19
2147479552 + 8567 cannot be represented in type 'int'
CPU: 0 PID: 253 Comm: err Not tainted 5.16.0+ #1
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x214/0x230
show_stack+0x30/0x78
dump_stack_lvl+0xf8/0x118
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
ubsan_epilogue+0x18/0x60
handle_overflow+0xd0/0xf0
__ubsan_handle_add_overflow+0x34/0x44
__ip6_append_data.isra.48+0x1598/0x1688
ip6_append_data+0x128/0x260
udpv6_sendmsg+0x680/0xdd0
inet6_sendmsg+0x54/0x90
sock_sendmsg+0x70/0x88
____sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x368
___sys_sendmsg+0x98/0xe0
__sys_sendmmsg+0xf4/0x3b8
__arm64_sys_sendmmsg+0x34/0x48
invoke_syscall+0x64/0x160
el0_svc_common.constprop.4+0x124/0x300
do_el0_svc+0x44/0xc8
el0_svc+0x3c/0x1e8
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x88/0xb0
el0t_64_sync+0x16c/0x170

Changes since v1:
-Change the variable [length] type to unsigned, as Eric Dumazet suggested.
Changes since v2:
-Don't change exthdrlen type in ip6_make_skb, as Paolo Abeni suggested.
Changes since v3:
-Don't change ulen type in udpv6_sendmsg and l2tp_ip6_sendmsg, as
Jakub Kicinski suggested.
Published: 2025-02-26
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4178-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-54507 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix signed integer overflow in __ip6_append_data Resurrect ubsan overflow checks and ubsan report this warning, fix it by change the variable [length] type to size_t. UBSAN: signed-integer-overflow in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1489:19 2147479552 + 8567 cannot be represented in type 'int' CPU: 0 PID: 253 Comm: err Not tainted 5.16.0+ #1 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x214/0x230 show_stack+0x30/0x78 dump_stack_lvl+0xf8/0x118 dump_stack+0x18/0x30 ubsan_epilogue+0x18/0x60 handle_overflow+0xd0/0xf0 __ubsan_handle_add_overflow+0x34/0x44 __ip6_append_data.isra.48+0x1598/0x1688 ip6_append_data+0x128/0x260 udpv6_sendmsg+0x680/0xdd0 inet6_sendmsg+0x54/0x90 sock_sendmsg+0x70/0x88 ____sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x368 ___sys_sendmsg+0x98/0xe0 __sys_sendmmsg+0xf4/0x3b8 __arm64_sys_sendmmsg+0x34/0x48 invoke_syscall+0x64/0x160 el0_svc_common.constprop.4+0x124/0x300 do_el0_svc+0x44/0xc8 el0_svc+0x3c/0x1e8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x88/0xb0 el0t_64_sync+0x16c/0x170 Changes since v1: -Change the variable [length] type to unsigned, as Eric Dumazet suggested. Changes since v2: -Don't change exthdrlen type in ip6_make_skb, as Paolo Abeni suggested. Changes since v3: -Don't change ulen type in udpv6_sendmsg and l2tp_ip6_sendmsg, as Jakub Kicinski suggested.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-3 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-4 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-5 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7591-6 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7592-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7593-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7597-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7597-2 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7598-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7602-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7655-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix signed integer overflow in __ip6_append_data Resurrect ubsan overflow checks and ubsan report this warning, fix it by change the variable [length] type to size_t. UBSAN: signed-integer-overflow in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1489:19 2147479552 + 8567 cannot be represented in type 'int' CPU: 0 PID: 253 Comm: err Not tainted 5.16.0+ #1 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x214/0x230 show_stack+0x30/0x78 dump_stack_lvl+0xf8/0x118 dump_stack+0x18/0x30 ubsan_epilogue+0x18/0x60 handle_overflow+0xd0/0xf0 __ubsan_handle_add_overflow+0x34/0x44 __ip6_append_data.isra.48+0x1598/0x1688 ip6_append_data+0x128/0x260 udpv6_sendmsg+0x680/0xdd0 inet6_sendmsg+0x54/0x90 sock_sendmsg+0x70/0x88 ____sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x368 ___sys_sendmsg+0x98/0xe0 __sys_sendmmsg+0xf4/0x3b8 __arm64_sys_sendmmsg+0x34/0x48 invoke_syscall+0x64/0x160 el0_svc_common.constprop.4+0x124/0x300 do_el0_svc+0x44/0xc8 el0_svc+0x3c/0x1e8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x88/0xb0 el0t_64_sync+0x16c/0x170 Changes since v1: -Change the variable [length] type to unsigned, as Eric Dumazet suggested. Changes since v2: -Don't change exthdrlen type in ip6_make_skb, as Paolo Abeni suggested. Changes since v3: -Don't change ulen type in udpv6_sendmsg and l2tp_ip6_sendmsg, as Jakub Kicinski suggested.
Title ipv6: Fix signed integer overflow in __ip6_append_data
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:05:41.987Z

Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:21:30.448Z

Link: CVE-2022-49728

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Status : Modified

Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:48.433

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:15:59.110

Link: CVE-2022-49728

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49728 - Bugzilla

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