Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49154)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49154). 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:
KVM: SVM: fix panic on out-of-bounds guest IRQ
As guest_irq is coming from KVM_IRQFD API call, it may trigger
crash in svm_update_pi_irte() due to out-of-bounds:
crash> bt
PID: 22218 TASK: ffff951a6ad74980 CPU: 73 COMMAND: "vcpu8"
#0 [ffffb1ba6707fa40] machine_kexec at ffffffff8565b397
#1 [ffffb1ba6707fa90] __crash_kexec at ffffffff85788a6d
#2 [ffffb1ba6707fb58] crash_kexec at ffffffff8578995d
#3 [ffffb1ba6707fb70] oops_end at ffffffff85623c0d
#4 [ffffb1ba6707fb90] no_context at ffffffff856692c9
#5 [ffffb1ba6707fbf8] exc_page_fault at ffffffff85f95b51
#6 [ffffb1ba6707fc50] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff86000ace
[exception RIP: svm_update_pi_irte+227]
RIP: ffffffffc0761b53 RSP: ffffb1ba6707fd08 RFLAGS: 00010086
RAX: ffffb1ba6707fd78 RBX: ffffb1ba66d91000 RCX: 0000000000000001
RDX: 00003c803f63f1c0 RSI: 000000000000019a RDI: ffffb1ba66db2ab8
RBP: 000000000000019a R8: 0000000000000040 R9: ffff94ca41b82200
R10: ffffffffffffffcf R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffffffffffffffcf R15: 000000000000005f
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
#7 [ffffb1ba6707fdb8] kvm_irq_routing_update at ffffffffc09f19a1 [kvm]
#8 [ffffb1ba6707fde0] kvm_set_irq_routing at ffffffffc09f2133 [kvm]
#9 [ffffb1ba6707fe18] kvm_vm_ioctl at ffffffffc09ef544 [kvm]
RIP: 00007f143c36488b RSP: 00007f143a4e04b8 RFLAGS: 00000246
RAX:…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49154 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-2022-49154" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49154 (Linux kernel) — CWE-617 / 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 (CWE-617) 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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49154 linux Fixed in: 5.10.113-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49154 linux
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org