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CVE-2022-49471: linux kernel vulnerability
CVE-2022-49471: high vulnerability affecting linux kernel. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 24.59%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- linux kernel
What is known
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtw89: cfo: check mac_id to avoid out-of-bounds Somehow, hardware reports incorrect mac_id and pollute memory. Check index before we access the array. UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in rtw89/phy.c:2517:23 index 188 is out of range for type 's32 [64]' CPU: 1 PID: 51550 Comm: irq/35-rtw89_pc Tainted: G OE Call Trace: <IRQ> show_stack+0x52/0x58 dump_stack_lvl+0x4c/0x63 dump_stack+0x10/0x12 ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49 ? __alloc_skb+0x92/0x1d0 rtw89_phy_cfo_parse+0x44/0x7f [rtw89_core] rtw89_core_rx+0x261/0x871 [rtw89_core] ? __alloc_skb+0xee/0x1d0 rtw89_pci_napi_poll+0x3fa/0x4ea [rtw89_pci] __napi_poll+0x33/0x1a0 net_rx_action+0x126/0x260 ? __queue_work+0x217/0x4c0 __do_softirq+0xd9/0x315 ? disable_irq_nosync+0x10/0x10 do_softirq.part.0+0x6d/0x90 </IRQ> <TASK> __local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70 rtw89_pci_interrupt_threadfn+0x182/0x1a6 [rtw89_pci] irq_thread_fn+0x28/0x60 irq_thread+0xc8/0x190 ? irq_thread_fn+0x60/0x60 kthread+0x16b/0x190 ? irq_thread_check_affinity+0xe0/0xe0 ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 </TASK>
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-49471, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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.