Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50098 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-2022-50098" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50098 (Linux kernel) — 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 (unclassified) 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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1
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 |
≥ 4.10.0, < 5.15.61 ≥ 5.16.0, < 5.18.18 ≥ 5.19.0, < 5.19.2 |
5.15.61 5.18.18 5.19.2 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50098 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50098 linux-azure
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash due to stale SRB access around I/O timeouts
Ensure SRB is returned during I/O timeout error escalation. If that is not
possible fail the escalation path.
Following crash stack was seen:
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 0000002f56aa90f8
IP: qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending+0x14/0x30 [qla2xxx]
Call Trace:
? qla2x00_status_entry+0x19f/0x1c50 [qla2xxx]
? qla2x00_start_sp+0x116/0x1170 [qla2xxx]
? dma_pool_alloc+0x1d6/0x210
? mempool_alloc+0x54/0x130
? qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x548/0x12b0 [qla2xxx]
? qla_do_work+0x2d/0x40 [qla2xxx]
? process_one_work+0x14c/0x390
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
- web git.kernel.org