#VU104790 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49610
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104790
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49610
CWE-ID: CWE-191
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 execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the vmx_vcpu_run() function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c, within the SYM_FUNC_START() function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S, within the check_bugs() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c, within the common() function in arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.