Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-48945 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-2022-48945" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-48945 (Linux kernel) — 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.
A vulnerability (unclassified) 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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Identify exposureidentify
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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Post-deployment verificationverify
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 3.18.0, < 4.9.337 ≥ 4.10.0, < 4.14.303 ≥ 4.15.0, < 4.19.270 ≥ 4.20.0, < 5.4.229 ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.10.163 ≥ 5.11.0, < 5.15.86 +2 more |
4.9.337 4.14.303 4.19.270 5.4.229 5.10.163 5.15.86 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48945 linux Fixed in: 5.10.178-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48945 linux-azure Fixed in: 4.15.0-1162.177~14.04.1
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: vivid: fix compose size exceed boundary
syzkaller found a bug:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc9000a3b1000
#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 10015f067 PMD 1121ca067 PTE 0
Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
CPU: 0 PID: 23489 Comm: vivid-000-vid-c Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1+ #512
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10
[...]
Call Trace:
? tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x856/0x15b0
vivid_fillbuff+0x8ac/0x1110
vivid_thread_vid_cap_tick+0x361/0xc90
vivid_thread_vid_cap+0x21a/0x3a0
kthread+0x143/0x180
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
This is because we forget to check boundary after adjust compose->height
int V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP case. Add v4l2_rect_map_inside() to fix this problem
for this case.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
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- web git.kernel.org
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- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org