Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49738)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49738). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on i_extra_isize in is_alive()
syzbot found a f2fs bug:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888076557568 by task kworker/u4:3/52
CPU: 1 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller-00362-gfef7fd48922d #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:0)
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline]
print_report+0x15e/0x45d mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report+0xbb/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:495
data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline]
is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline]
gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline]
do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734
f2fs_gc+0x88c/0x20a0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1831
f2fs_balance_fs+0x544/0x6b0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:410
f2fs_write_inode+0x57e/0xe20 fs/f2fs/inode.c:753
write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1440 [inline]
__writeback_single_inode+0xcfc/0x1440 fs/fs-writeback.c:1652
writeback_sb_inodes+0x54d/0xf90 fs/fs-writeback.c:1870
wb_writeback+0x2c5/0xd70 fs…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49738 has been found in Linux kernel.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-49738" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49738 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.1
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.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
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-2022-49738 linux Fixed in: 5.10.178-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49738 linux
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