Information disclosure in Linux kernel afs

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU99114

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49012

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the afs_put_server() function in fs/afs/server.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 6.0 - 6.1 rc7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5078548c29c735f71b05053659c0cb294e738ad
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4d3ea40565a781c25847e9cb96c1bd9f462bc6
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.12
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.