Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49160)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49160). 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:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash during module load unload test
During purex packet handling the driver was incorrectly freeing a
pre-allocated structure. Fix this by skipping that entry.
System crashed with the following stack during a module unload test.
Call Trace:
sbitmap_init_node+0x7f/0x1e0
sbitmap_queue_init_node+0x24/0x150
blk_mq_init_bitmaps+0x3d/0xa0
blk_mq_init_tags+0x68/0x90
blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs+0x44/0x120
blk_mq_alloc_set_map_and_rqs+0x63/0x150
blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x11b/0x230
scsi_add_host_with_dma.cold+0x3f/0x245
qla2x00_probe_one+0xd5a/0x1b80 [qla2xxx]
Call Trace with slub_debug and debug kernel:
kasan_report_invalid_free+0x50/0x80
__kasan_slab_free+0x137/0x150
slab_free_freelist_hook+0xc6/0x190
kfree+0xe8/0x2e0
qla2x00_free_device+0x3bb/0x5d0 [qla2xxx]
qla2x00_remove_one+0x668/0xcf0 [qla2xxx]
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49160 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49160" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49160 (Linux kernel) — CWE-763 / CVSS v3 7.5
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-763) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). 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-2022-49160 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49160 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
- web git.kernel.org