CVE-2022-48945: linux kernel vulnerability

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vivid: fix compose size exceed boundary syzkaller found a bug: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc9000a3b1000 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 10015f067 PMD 1121ca067 PTE 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 0 PID: 23489 Comm: vivid-000-vid-c Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1+ #512 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> ? tpg_fill_plane_buffer+0x856/0x15b0 vivid_fillbuff+0x8ac/0x1110 vivid_thread_vid_cap_tick+0x361/0xc90 vivid_thread_vid_cap+0x21a/0x3a0 kthread+0x143/0x180 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK> This is because we forget to check boundary after adjust compose->height int V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP case. Add v4l2_rect_map_inside() to fix this problem for this case.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-48945, a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) affecting linux kernel, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether linux kernel is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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