#VU104536 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49170
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104536
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-2022-49170
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 sanity_check_curseg() function in fs/f2fs/segment.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/0748a0f7dcb9d9dddc80302d73ebcecef6782ef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/498b7088db71f9707359448cd6800bbb1882f4c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12765e3f129b144421c80d3383df885f85ee290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41ee8b91c00770d718be2ff4852a80017ae9ab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68caedf264a95c0b02dfd0d9f92ac2637d5848a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33