Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48954)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-48954). 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:
s390/qeth: fix use-after-free in hsci
KASAN found that addr was dereferenced after br2dev_event_work was freed.
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BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in qeth_l2_br2dev_worker+0x5ba/0x6b0
Read of size 1 at addr 00000000fdcea440 by task kworker/u760:4/540
CPU: 17 PID: 540 Comm: kworker/u760:4 Tainted: G E 6.1.0-20221128.rc7.git1.5aa3bed4ce83.300.fc36.s390x+kasan #1
Hardware name: IBM 8561 T01 703 (LPAR)
Workqueue: 0.0.8000_event qeth_l2_br2dev_worker
Call Trace:
[<000000016944d4ce>] dump_stack_lvl+0xc6/0xf8
[<000000016942cd9c>] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x34/0x2a0
[<000000016942d118>] print_report+0x110/0x1f8
[<0000000167a7bd04>] kasan_report+0xfc/0x128
[<000000016938d79a>] qeth_l2_br2dev_worker+0x5ba/0x6b0
[<00000001673edd1e>] process_one_work+0x76e/0x1128
[<00000001673ee85c>] worker_thread+0x184/0x1098
[<000000016740718a>] kthread+0x26a/0x310
[<00000001672c606a>] __ret_from_fork+0x8a/0xe8
[<00000001694711da>] ret_from_fork+0xa/0x40
Allocated by task 108338:
kasan_save_stack+0x40/0x68
kasan_set_track+0x36/0x48
__kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xc0
qeth_l2_switchdev_event+0x25a/0x738
atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x9c/0xf8
br_switchdev_fdb_notify+0xf4/0x110
fdb_notify+0x122/0x180
fdb_add_entry.constprop.0.isra.0+0x312/0x558
br_fdb_add+0x59e/0x858
rtnl_fdb_add+0x58a/0x928
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x5f8/0x8d8
netlink_rcv_skb+0x…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-48954 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-48954" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-48954 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / 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 8.8/10). 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-2022-48954 linux Fixed in: 6.1.4-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48954 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