Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50363)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50363). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
skmsg: pass gfp argument to alloc_sk_msg()
syzbot found that alloc_sk_msg() could be called from a
non sleepable context. sk_psock_verdict_recv() uses
rcu_read_lock() protection.
We need the callers to pass a gfp_t argument to avoid issues.
syzbot report was:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274
in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 3613, name: syz-executor414
preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0
INFO: lockdep is turned off.
CPU: 0 PID: 3613 Comm: syz-executor414 Not tainted 6.0.0-syzkaller-09589-g55be6084c8e0 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/22/2022
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1e3/0x2cb lib/dump_stack.c:106
__might_resched+0x538/0x6a0 kernel/sched/core.c:9877
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:700 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3162 [inline]
slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3256 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x59/0x310 mm/slub.c:3287
kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:600 [inline]
kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:733 [inline]
alloc_sk_msg net/core/skmsg.c:507 [inline]
sk_psock_skb_ingress_self+0x5c/0x330 net/core/skmsg.c:600
sk_psock_verdict_apply+0x395/0x440 net/core/skmsg.c:1014
sk_psock_verdict_recv+0x34d/0x560 net/core/skmsg.c:1201
tcp_read_skb+0x4a1/0x790 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1770
tcp_rcv_establi…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50363 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-50363" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50363 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 9.8
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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). 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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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-2022-50363 linux Fixed in: 6.0.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50363 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org