Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49260
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104915
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49260
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the sec_aead_soft_crypto() function in drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec2/sec_crypto.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49260
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2a464f863187f97e96ebc6384c052cafd4a54c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40dba7c26e897c637e91312b35f664f1d4d0073c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1149e2abe0b7489300736b8277b45b113de67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7b10f3cac7810ddcfd976304fd125aca33d144
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19