Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49393)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49393). 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:
misc: fastrpc: fix list iterator in fastrpc_req_mem_unmap_impl
This is another instance of incorrect use of list iterator and
checking it for NULL.
The list iterator value 'map' will always be set and non-NULL
by list_for_each_entry(), so it is incorrect to assume that the
iterator value will be NULL if the list is empty (in this case, the
check 'if (!map) {' will always be false and never exit as expected).
To fix the bug, use a new variable 'iter' as the list iterator,
while use the original variable 'map' as a dedicated pointer to
point to the found element.
Without this patch, Kernel crashes with below trace:
Unable to handle kernel access to user memory outside uaccess routines
at virtual address 0000ffff7fb03750
...
Call trace:
fastrpc_map_create+0x70/0x290 [fastrpc]
fastrpc_req_mem_map+0xf0/0x2dc [fastrpc]
fastrpc_device_ioctl+0x138/0xc60 [fastrpc]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0xa8/0xec
invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xd4/0xfc
do_el0_svc+0x28/0x90
el0_svc+0x3c/0x130
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x130
el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190
Code: 14000016 f94000a5 eb05029f 54000260 (b94018a6)
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49393 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-2022-49393" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49393 (Linux kernel) — CWE-670 / 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-670) 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。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49393 linux Fixed in: 5.18.5-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49393 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org