Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49418)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49418). 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:
NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup.
Send along the already-allocated fattr along with nfs4_fs_locations, and
drop the memcpy of fattr. We end up growing two more allocations, but this
fixes up a crash as:
PID: 790 TASK: ffff88811b43c000 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "ls"
#0 [ffffc90000857920] panic at ffffffff81b9bfde
#1 [ffffc900008579c0] do_trap at ffffffff81023a9b
#2 [ffffc90000857a10] do_error_trap at ffffffff81023b78
#3 [ffffc90000857a58] exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81be1f45
#4 [ffffc90000857a80] asm_exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81c009de
#5 [ffffc90000857b08] nfs_lookup at ffffffffa0302322 [nfs]
#6 [ffffc90000857b70] __lookup_slow at ffffffff813a4a5f
#7 [ffffc90000857c60] walk_component at ffffffff813a86c4
#8 [ffffc90000857cb8] path_lookupat at ffffffff813a9553
#9 [ffffc90000857cf0] filename_lookup at ffffffff813ab86b
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49418 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49418" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49418 (Linux kernel) — CWE-908 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / 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-908) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). 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-2022-49418 linux Fixed in: 5.18.5-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49418 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org