Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49274)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49274). 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:
ocfs2: fix crash when mount with quota enabled
There is a reported crash when mounting ocfs2 with quota enabled.
RIP: 0010:ocfs2_qinfo_lock_res_init+0x44/0x50 [ocfs2]
Call Trace:
ocfs2_local_read_info+0xb9/0x6f0 [ocfs2]
dquot_load_quota_sb+0x216/0x470
dquot_load_quota_inode+0x85/0x100
ocfs2_enable_quotas+0xa0/0x1c0 [ocfs2]
ocfs2_fill_super.cold+0xc8/0x1bf [ocfs2]
mount_bdev+0x185/0x1b0
legacy_get_tree+0x27/0x40
vfs_get_tree+0x25/0xb0
path_mount+0x465/0xac0
__x64_sys_mount+0x103/0x140
It is caused by when initializing dqi_gqlock, the corresponding dqi_type
and dqi_sb are not properly initialized.
This issue is introduced by commit 6c85c2c72819, which wants to avoid
accessing uninitialized variables in error cases. So make global quota
info properly initialized.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49274 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-2022-49274" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49274 (Linux kernel) — CWE-908 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
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-908) 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-2022-49274 linux Fixed in: 5.17.3-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49274 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org