Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49471)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49471). 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:
rtw89: cfo: check mac_id to avoid out-of-bounds
Somehow, hardware reports incorrect mac_id and pollute memory. Check index
before we access the array.
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in rtw89/phy.c:2517:23
index 188 is out of range for type 's32 [64]'
CPU: 1 PID: 51550 Comm: irq/35-rtw89_pc Tainted: G OE
Call Trace:
show_stack+0x52/0x58
dump_stack_lvl+0x4c/0x63
dump_stack+0x10/0x12
ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45
__ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49
? __alloc_skb+0x92/0x1d0
rtw89_phy_cfo_parse+0x44/0x7f [rtw89_core]
rtw89_core_rx+0x261/0x871 [rtw89_core]
? __alloc_skb+0xee/0x1d0
rtw89_pci_napi_poll+0x3fa/0x4ea [rtw89_pci]
__napi_poll+0x33/0x1a0
net_rx_action+0x126/0x260
? __queue_work+0x217/0x4c0
__do_softirq+0xd9/0x315
? disable_irq_nosync+0x10/0x10
do_softirq.part.0+0x6d/0x90
__local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70
rtw89_pci_interrupt_threadfn+0x182/0x1a6 [rtw89_pci]
irq_thread_fn+0x28/0x60
irq_thread+0xc8/0x190
? irq_thread_fn+0x60/0x60
kthread+0x16b/0x190
? irq_thread_check_affinity+0xe0/0xe0
? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49471 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49471" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49471 (Linux kernel) — CWE-129 / CVSS v3 8.8
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-129) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). 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-2022-49471 linux Fixed in: 5.18.5-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49471 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