Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48878)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48878). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_qca: Fix driver shutdown on closed serdev
The driver shutdown callback (which sends EDL_SOC_RESET to the device
over serdev) should not be invoked when HCI device is not open (e.g. if
hci_dev_open_sync() failed), because the serdev and its TTY are not open
either. Also skip this step if device is powered off
(qca_power_shutdown()).
The shutdown callback causes use-after-free during system reboot with
Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address
0072662f67726fd7
...
CPU: 6 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Tainted: G W
6.1.0-rt5-00325-g8a5f56bcfcca #8
Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT)
Call trace:
tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x4/0x30
serdev_device_write_flush+0x24/0x34
qca_serdev_shutdown+0x80/0x130 [hci_uart]
device_shutdown+0x15c/0x260
kernel_restart+0x48/0xac
KASAN report:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50
Read of size 8 at addr ffff16270c2e0018 by task systemd-shutdow/1
CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted
6.1.0-next-20221220-00014-gb85aaf97fb01-dirty #28
Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace.part.0+0xdc/0xf0
show_stack+0x18/0x30
dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84
print_report+0x188/0x488
kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0
__asan_load8+0x80/0xac
tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50
ttyport_w…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-48878 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-48878" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-48878 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48878 linux Fixed in: 5.10.178-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48878 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org