ACK: [SRU][J][PATCH 0/1] CVE-2022-1205
Andrei Gherzan
andrei.gherzan at canonical.com
Mon Sep 21 11:03:55 UTC 2026
On 2026/09/18 05:05PM, Cengiz Can via kernel-team wrote:
> https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1205
>
> [ Impact ]
>
> A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Amateur Radio
> AX.25 protocol functionality in the way a user connects with the protocol. This
> flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
>
> [ Fix ]
>
> jammy/linux: backported from 7d8a3a477b3e
>
> The fix reworks AX.25 session cleanup in ax25_release() and ax25_disconnect().
> It adds a device_up flag to ax25_dev so that del_timer_sync() is not called in
> ax25_release() while sessions still need the timers to complete cleanup, deletes
> the ax25_cb in ax25_kill_by_device() now that the timers may be stopped, reorders
> the ax25_list_lock in ax25_cb_del() for synchronization, corrects the socket
> check in ax25_disconnect() so incoming sessions with a NULL sk are cleaned up
> properly, and avoids calling ax25_disconnect() twice by skipping it in
> ax25_release() when the socket is already SOCK_DEAD.
>
> [ Test Plan ]
>
> Build and boot tested.
>
> [ Where Problems Could Occur ]
>
> A bad fix would affect systems that actually use the AX.25 amateur radio
> protocol stack, such as amateur radio operators running packet radio over KISS
> TNCs or similar AX.25 network devices; regressions could show up as stuck
> sessions, incorrect socket states, or use-after-free issues around session
> timers. Systems that do not load or use the AX.25 protocol are not affected.
>
> [ Other Info ]
>
> Kybele flow-v12-14-g7bcc3c7e. Reference: 0939f898/v1
Acked-by: Andrei Gherzan <andrei.gherzan at canonical.com>
--
Andrei Gherzan
gpg: rsa4096/D4D94F67AD0E9640
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