Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50270)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50270). 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 the assign logic of iocb
commit 18ae8d12991b ("f2fs: show more DIO information in tracepoint")
introduces iocb field in 'f2fs_direct_IO_enter' trace event
And it only assigns the pointer and later it accesses its field
in trace print log.
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffffc04cef3d30
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x96000007
EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
pc : trace_raw_output_f2fs_direct_IO_enter+0x54/0xa4
lr : trace_raw_output_f2fs_direct_IO_enter+0x2c/0xa4
sp : ffffffc0443cbbd0
x29: ffffffc0443cbbf0 x28: ffffff8935b120d0 x27: ffffff8935b12108
x26: ffffff8935b120f0 x25: ffffff8935b12100 x24: ffffff8935b110c0
x23: ffffff8935b10000 x22: ffffff88859a936c x21: ffffff88859a936c
x20: ffffff8935b110c0 x19: ffffff8935b10000 x18: ffffffc03b195060
x17: ffffff8935b11e76 x16: 00000000000000cc x15: ffffffef855c4f2c
x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 000000000000004e x12: ffff0000ffffff00
x11: ffffffef86c350d0 x10: 00000000000010c0 x9 : 000000000fe0002c
x8 : ffffffc04cef3d28 x7 : 7f7f7f7f7f7f7f7f x6 : 0000000002000000
x5 : ffffff8935b11e9a x4 : 0000000000006250 x3 : ffff0a00ffffff04
x2 : 0000000000000002 x1 : ffffffef86a0a31f x0 : ffffff8935b10000
Call trace:
trace_raw_output_f2fs_direct_IO_enter+0x54/0xa4
print_trace_fmt+0x9c/0x138
print_trace_line+0x154/0x254
tracing_read_pipe+0x21c/0x380
vfs_read+0x108/0x3ac
ksys_read+0x7c/0xec
__arm64_sys_read+0x20/0x3…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50270 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-2022-50270" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50270 (Linux kernel) — 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.
A vulnerability (unclassified) 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-2022-50270 linux Fixed in: 6.1.4-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50270 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