Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49123)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49123). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ath11k: Fix frames flush failure caused by deadlock
We are seeing below warnings:
kernel: [25393.301506] ath11k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to flush mgmt transmit queue 0
kernel: [25398.421509] ath11k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to flush mgmt transmit queue 0
kernel: [25398.421831] ath11k_pci 0000:01:00.0: dropping mgmt frame for vdev 0, is_started 0
this means ath11k fails to flush mgmt. frames because wmi_mgmt_tx_work
has no chance to run in 5 seconds.
By setting /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs to 20 and increasing
ATH11K_FLUSH_TIMEOUT to 50 we get below warnings:
kernel: [ 120.763160] INFO: task wpa_supplicant:924 blocked for more than 20 seconds.
kernel: [ 120.763169] Not tainted 5.10.90 #12
kernel: [ 120.763177] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
kernel: [ 120.763186] task:wpa_supplicant state:D stack: 0 pid: 924 ppid: 1 flags:0x000043a0
kernel: [ 120.763201] Call Trace:
kernel: [ 120.763214] __schedule+0x785/0x12fa
kernel: [ 120.763224] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe2/0x1bb
kernel: [ 120.763242] schedule+0x7e/0xa1
kernel: [ 120.763253] schedule_timeout+0x98/0xfe
kernel: [ 120.763266] ? run_local_timers+0x4a/0x4a
kernel: [ 120.763291] ath11k_mac_flush_tx_complete+0x197/0x2b1 [ath11k 13c3a9bf37790f4ac8103b3decf7ab4008ac314a]
kernel: [ 120.763306] ? init_wait_entry+0x2e/0x2e
kernel: [ 120.763343] __ieee80211_flush_queues+…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49123 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49123" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49123 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 5.5
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 (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
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-2022-49123 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49123 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org