CVE-2022-49960: linux kernel vulnerability

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: fix null pointer dereference Asus chromebook CX550 crashes during boot on v5.17-rc1 kernel. The root cause is null pointer defeference of bi_next in tgl_get_bw_info() in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000002e PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G U 5.17.0-rc1 Hardware name: Google Delbin/Delbin, BIOS Google_Delbin.13672.156.3 05/14/2021 RIP: 0010:tgl_get_bw_info+0x2de/0x510 ... [ 2.554467] Call Trace: [ 2.554467] <TASK> [ 2.554467] intel_bw_init_hw+0x14a/0x434 [ 2.554467] ? _printk+0x59/0x73 [ 2.554467] ? _dev_err+0x77/0x91 [ 2.554467] i915_driver_hw_probe+0x329/0x33e [ 2.554467] i915_driver_probe+0x4c8/0x638 [ 2.554467] i915_pci_probe+0xf8/0x14e [ 2.554467] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x12/0x2c [ 2.554467] pci_device_probe+0xaa/0x142 [ 2.554467] really_probe+0x13f/0x2f4 [ 2.554467] __driver_probe_device+0x9e/0xd3 [ 2.554467] driver_probe_device+0x24/0x7c [ 2.554467] __driver_attach+0xba/0xcf [ 2.554467] ? driver_attach+0x1f/0x1f [ 2.554467] bus_for_each_dev+0x8c/0xc0 [ 2.554467] bus_add_driver+0x11b/0x1f7 [ 2.554467] driver_register+0x60/0xea [ 2.554467] ? mipi_dsi_bus_init+0x16/0x16 [ 2.554467] i915_init+0x2c/0xb9 [ 2.554467] ? mipi_dsi_bus_init+0x16/0x16 [ 2.554467] do_one_initcall+0x12e/0x2b3 [ 2.554467] do_initcall_level+0xd6/0xf3 [ 2.554467] do_initcalls+0x4e/0x79 [ 2.554467] kernel_init_freeable+0xed/0x14d [ 2.554467] ? rest_init+0xc1/0xc1 [ 2.554467] kernel_init+0x1a/0x120 [ 2.554467] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [ 2.554467] </TASK> ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception (cherry picked from commit c247cd03898c4c43c3bce6d4014730403bc13032)

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-49960, 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.

Sources

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