Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50070 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-50070" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50070 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
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.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). 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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Identify exposureidentify
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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Post-deployment verificationverify
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 5.10.0, < 5.15.190 ≥ 5.16.0, < 5.19.4 |
5.15.190 5.19.4 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50070 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50070 linux-hwe-edge
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: do not queue data on closed subflows
Dipanjan reported a syzbot splat at close time:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 10818 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:153
inet_sock_destruct+0x6d0/0x8e0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:153
Modules linked in: uio_ivshmem(OE) uio(E)
CPU: 1 PID: 10818 Comm: kworker/1:16 Tainted: G OE
5.19.0-rc6-g2eae0556bb9d #2
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: events mptcp_worker
RIP: 0010:inet_sock_destruct+0x6d0/0x8e0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:153
Code: 21 02 00 00 41 8b 9c 24 28 02 00 00 e9 07 ff ff ff e8 34 4d 91
f9 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 4a 47 60 ff e9 a6 fc ff ff e8 20 4d 91 f9 <0f> 0b
e9 84 fe ff ff e8 14 4d 91 f9 0f 0b e9 d4 fd ff ff e8 08 4d
RSP: 0018:ffffc9001b35fa78 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000002879d0 RCX: ffff8881326f3b00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8881326f3b00 RDI: 0000000000000002
RBP: ffff888179662674 R08: ffffffff87e983a0 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000005 R11: 00000000000004ea R12: ffff888179662400
R13: ffff888179662428 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff88817e38e258
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881f5f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000020007bc0 CR3: 0000000179592000 CR4: 0000000000150ee0
Call Trace:
__sk_destruct+0x4f/0x8e0 net/core/sock.c:2067
sk_destruct+0xbd/0xe0 net/core/sock.c:2112
__sk_free+0xef/0x3d0 net/core/sock.c:2123…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org