Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50405)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50405). 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:
net/tunnel: wait until all sk_user_data reader finish before releasing the sock
There is a race condition in vxlan that when deleting a vxlan device
during receiving packets, there is a possibility that the sock is
released after getting vxlan_sock vs from sk_user_data. Then in
later vxlan_ecn_decapsulate(), vxlan_get_sk_family() we will got
NULL pointer dereference. e.g.
#0 [ffffa25ec6978a38] machine_kexec at ffffffff8c669757
#1 [ffffa25ec6978a90] _crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c0a4d
#2 [ffffa25ec6978b58] crash_kexec at ffffffff8c7c1c48
#3 [ffffa25ec6978b60] oops_end at ffffffff8c627f2b
#4 [ffffa25ec6978b80] page_fault_oops at ffffffff8c678fcb
#5 [ffffa25ec6978bd8] exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d109542
#6 [ffffa25ec6978c00] asm_exc_page_fault at ffffffff8d200b62
[exception RIP: vxlan_ecn_decapsulate+0x3b]
RIP: ffffffffc1014e7b RSP: ffffa25ec6978cb0 RFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000008 RBX: ffff8aa000888000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 000000000000000e RSI: ffff8a9fc7ab803e RDI: ffff8a9fd1168700
RBP: ffff8a9fc7ab803e R8: 0000000000700000 R9: 00000000000010ae
R10: ffff8a9fcb748980 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8a9fd1168700
R13: ffff8aa000888000 R14: 00000000002a0000 R15: 00000000000010ae
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
#7 [ffffa25ec6978ce8] vxlan_rcv at ffffffffc10189cd [vxlan]
#8 [ffffa25ec6978d90] udp_queue…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50405 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-2022-50405" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50405 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / 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 (CWE-476) 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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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-2022-50405 linux Fixed in: 5.10.178-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50405 linux-azure Fixed in: 4.15.0-1162.177~14.04.1
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
- web git.kernel.org