#VU106179 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49738
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106179
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-2022-49738
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 is_alive() function in fs/f2fs/gc.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/5b25035fb888cb2f78bf0b9c9f95b1dc54480d36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914e38f02a490dafd980ff0f39cccedc074deb29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ccfffcc061e54ce87e4a51a40e2e9cb0b7076a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b7b4afd6b2c344eabf9cc26b8bfa903c164c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5142a4935c1f15841d06047b8130078fc4d7b8f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.232