Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49670)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49670). 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:
linux/dim: Fix divide by 0 in RDMA DIM
Fix a divide 0 error in rdma_dim_stats_compare() when prev->cpe_ratio ==
0.
CallTrace:
Hardware name: H3C R4900 G3/RS33M2C9S, BIOS 2.00.37P21 03/12/2020
task: ffff880194b78000 task.stack: ffffc90006714000
RIP: 0010:backport_rdma_dim+0x10e/0x240 [mlx_compat]
RSP: 0018:ffff880c10e83ec0 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000002710 RBX: ffff88096cd7f780 RCX: 0000000000000064
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 000000001d7c6c09
R13: ffff88096cd7f780 R14: ffff880b174fe800 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880c10e80000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00000000a0965b00 CR3: 000000000200a003 CR4: 00000000007606e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
ib_poll_handler+0x43/0x80 [ib_core]
irq_poll_softirq+0xae/0x110
__do_softirq+0xd1/0x28c
irq_exit+0xde/0xf0
do_IRQ+0x54/0xe0
common_interrupt+0x8f/0x8f
? cpuidle_enter_state+0xd9/0x2a0
? cpuidle_enter_state+0xc7/0x2a0
? do_idle+0x170/0x1d0
? cpu_startup_entry+0x6f/0x80
? start_secondary+0x1b9/0x210
? secondary_startup_64+0xa5/0…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49670 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49670" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49670 (Linux kernel) — CWE-369 / CVSS v3 7.5
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-369) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). 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-2022-49670 linux Fixed in: 5.10.136-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49670 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
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org