Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50101 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-2022-50101" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50101 (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 |
≥ 2.6.22, < 4.14.291 ≥ 4.15.0, < 4.19.256 ≥ 4.20.0, < 5.4.211 ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.10.137 ≥ 5.11.0, < 5.15.61 ≥ 5.16.0, < 5.18.18 +1 more |
4.14.291 4.19.256 5.4.211 5.10.137 5.15.61 5.18.18 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50101 linux Fixed in: 5.10.140-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50101 linux-azure Fixed in: 4.15.0-1157.172~14.04.2
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
video: fbdev: vt8623fb: Check the size of screen before memset_io()
In the function vt8623fb_set_par(), the value of 'screen_size' is
calculated by the user input. If the user provides the improper value,
the value of 'screen_size' may larger than 'info->screen_size', which
may cause the following bug:
[ 583.339036] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90005000000
[ 583.339049] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[ 583.339052] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[ 583.339074] RIP: 0010:memset_orig+0x33/0xb0
[ 583.339110] Call Trace:
[ 583.339118] vt8623fb_set_par+0x11cd/0x21e0
[ 583.339146] fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0
[ 583.339181] do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670
[ 583.339209] fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130
Fix the this by checking the value of 'screen_size' before memset_io().
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
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- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org