Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49928)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-49928). 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:
SUNRPC: Fix null-ptr-deref when xps sysfs alloc failed
There is a null-ptr-deref when xps sysfs alloc failed:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in sysfs_do_create_link_sd+0x40/0xd0
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000030 by task gssproxy/457
CPU: 5 PID: 457 Comm: gssproxy Not tainted 6.0.0-09040-g02357b27ee03 #9
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x44
kasan_report+0xa3/0x120
sysfs_do_create_link_sd+0x40/0xd0
rpc_sysfs_client_setup+0x161/0x1b0
rpc_new_client+0x3fc/0x6e0
rpc_create_xprt+0x71/0x220
rpc_create+0x1d4/0x350
gssp_rpc_create+0xc3/0x160
set_gssp_clnt+0xbc/0x140
write_gssp+0x116/0x1a0
proc_reg_write+0xd6/0x130
vfs_write+0x177/0x690
ksys_write+0xb9/0x150
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
When the xprt_switch sysfs alloc failed, should not add xprt and
switch sysfs to it, otherwise, maybe null-ptr-deref; also initialize
the 'xps_sysfs' to NULL to avoid oops when destroy it.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-49928 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-2022-49928" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-49928 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / 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-476) 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-2022-49928 linux Fixed in: 6.0.8-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49928 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