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CVE-2022-48923 high CVSS 7.8

Out-of-Bounds Write in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48923)

Summary

Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48923). 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:

btrfs: prevent copying too big compressed lzo segment

Compressed length can be corrupted to be a lot larger than memory
we have allocated for buffer.
This will cause memcpy in copy_compressed_segment to write outside
of allocated memory.

This mostly results in stuck read syscall but sometimes when using
btrfs send can get #GP

kernel: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x841551d5c1000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
kernel: CPU: 17 PID: 264 Comm: kworker/u256:7 Tainted: P OE 5.17.0-rc2-1 #12
kernel: Workqueue: btrfs-endio btrfs_work_helper [btrfs]
kernel: RIP: 0010:lzo_decompress_bio (./include/linux/fortify-string.h:225 fs/btrfs/lzo.c:322 fs/btrfs/lzo.c:394) btrfs
Code starting with the faulting instruction

 0:*  48 8b 06                mov    (%rsi),%rax              <-- trapping instruction
 3:   48 8d 79 08             lea    0x8(%rcx),%rdi
 7:   48 83 e7 f8             and    $0xfffffffffffffff8,%rdi
 b:   48 89 01                mov    %rax,(%rcx)
 e:   44 89 f0                mov    %r14d,%eax
11:   48 8b 54 06 f8          mov    -0x8(%rsi,%rax,1),%rdx

kernel: RSP: 0018:ffffb110812efd50 EFLAGS: 00010212
kernel: RAX: 0000000000001000 RBX: 000000009ca264c8 RCX: ffff98996e6d8ff8
kernel: RDX: 0000000000000064 RSI: 000841551d5c1000 RDI: ffffffff9500435d
kernel: RBP: ffff989a3be856c…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-48923 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-2022-48923" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2022-48923 (Linux kernel) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
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.

❓ What is the problem

Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.15.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.26"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"5.16.12"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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