CVE-2022-49464: linux kernel vulnerability
CVE-2022-49464: high vulnerability affecting linux kernel. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 18.61%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- linux kernel
What is known
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix buffer copy overflow of ztailpacking feature I got some KASAN report as below: [ 46.959738] ================================================================== [ 46.960430] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in z_erofs_shifted_transform+0x2bd/0x370 [ 46.960430] Read of size 4074 at addr ffff8880300c2f8e by task fssum/188 ... [ 46.960430] Call Trace: [ 46.960430] <TASK> [ 46.960430] dump_stack_lvl+0x41/0x5e [ 46.960430] print_report.cold+0xb2/0x6b7 [ 46.960430] ? z_erofs_shifted_transform+0x2bd/0x370 [ 46.960430] kasan_report+0x8a/0x140 [ 46.960430] ? z_erofs_shifted_transform+0x2bd/0x370 [ 46.960430] kasan_check_range+0x14d/0x1d0 [ 46.960430] memcpy+0x20/0x60 [ 46.960430] z_erofs_shifted_transform+0x2bd/0x370 [ 46.960430] z_erofs_decompress_pcluster+0xaae/0x1080 The root cause is that the tail pcluster won't be a complete filesystem block anymore. So if ztailpacking is used, the second part of an uncompressed tail pcluster may not be ``rq->pageofs_out``.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-49464, 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.