Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49553

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49553

Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104517
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49553
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the format_size_gb() and ntfs_init_from_boot() functions in fs/ntfs3/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool

How to mitigate CVE-2022-49553

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.45, 5.17.13, 5.18.2, 5.19
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-259.0.0.161, 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-259.0.0.162
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-259.0.0.162

External References

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