#VU104535 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49154
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104535
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49154
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 svm_update_pi_irte() function in arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fb470eb48892e131d10aa3be6915239e65758f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fa2d747960521a646fc1aad7aea82e95e139a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ffdebfb6a9c2ffeed902b544b96fe67498210e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a80ced6ea514000d34bf1239d47553de0d1ee89e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d153d53d9648513481eb4ef8c212e7f1f8173d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19