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CVE-2022-49112: linux kernel vulnerability
CVE-2022-49112: medium vulnerability affecting linux kernel. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 15.41%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- linux kernel
What is known
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: fix monitor mode crash with sdio driver mt7921s driver may receive frames with fragment buffers. If there is a CTS packet received in monitor mode, the payload is 10 bytes only and need 6 bytes header padding after RXD buffer. However, only RXD in the first linear buffer, if we pull buffer size RXD-size+6 bytes with skb_pull(), that would trigger "BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_len)" in __skb_pull(). To avoid the nonlinear buffer issue, enlarge the RXD size from 128 to 256 to make sure all MCU operation in linear buffer. [ 52.007562] kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2313! [ 52.007578] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 52.007987] pc : skb_pull+0x48/0x4c [ 52.008015] lr : mt7921_queue_rx_skb+0x494/0x890 [mt7921_common] [ 52.008361] Call trace: [ 52.008377] skb_pull+0x48/0x4c [ 52.008400] mt76s_net_worker+0x134/0x1b0 [mt76_sdio 35339a92c6eb7d4bbcc806a1d22f56365565135c] [ 52.008431] __mt76_worker_fn+0xe8/0x170 [mt76 ef716597d11a77150bc07e3fdd68eeb0f9b56917] [ 52.008449] kthread+0x148/0x3ac [ 52.008466] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-49112, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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.