Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49317)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49317). 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:
f2fs: avoid infinite loop to flush node pages
xfstests/generic/475 can give EIO all the time which give an infinite loop
to flush node page like below. Let's avoid it.
[16418.518551] Call Trace:
[16418.518553] ? dm_submit_bio+0x48/0x400
[16418.518574] ? submit_bio_checks+0x1ac/0x5a0
[16418.525207] __submit_bio+0x1a9/0x230
[16418.525210] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x29e/0x3c0
[16418.525223] submit_bio_noacct+0xa8/0x2b0
[16418.525226] submit_bio+0x4d/0x130
[16418.525238] __submit_bio+0x49/0x310 [f2fs]
[16418.525339] ? bio_add_page+0x6a/0x90
[16418.525344] f2fs_submit_page_bio+0x134/0x1f0 [f2fs]
[16418.525365] read_node_page+0x125/0x1b0 [f2fs]
[16418.525388] __get_node_page.part.0+0x58/0x3f0 [f2fs]
[16418.525409] __get_node_page+0x2f/0x60 [f2fs]
[16418.525431] f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0x423/0x860 [f2fs]
[16418.525452] ? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20
[16418.525458] ? __mod_memcg_state.part.0+0x2a/0x30
[16418.525465] ? __mod_memcg_lruvec_state+0x27/0x40
[16418.525467] ? __xa_set_mark+0x57/0x70
[16418.525472] f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x10e/0x7b0 [f2fs]
[16418.525493] f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x555/0x830 [f2fs]
[16418.525514] ? sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x4e/0x90
[16418.525518] ? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20
[16418.525523] f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x303/0x880 [f2fs]
[16418.525545] ? blk_flush_plug_list+0x47/0x100
[16418.525548] f2fs_write_data_pages+0xfd/0x320 [f2fs]
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49317 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-2022-49317" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49317 (Linux kernel) — CWE-835 / 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-835) 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-2022-49317 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49317 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org