Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3544

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70876

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3544

CWE-ID: CWE-404

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management within the damon_sysfs_add_target() function in mm/damon/sysfs.c in Linux kernel Netfilter. A local user can cause the kernel to crash.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1011-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1015-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.19.0-1016-aws (Ubuntu package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.28.25
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-28.29
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-28.29
linux-image-5.19.0-28-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-28.29
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1011.10
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1011.10
linux-image-5.19.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1011.18
linux-image-5.19.0-1011-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1011.18
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1014.11
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1014.15
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1014.15
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1014.15
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1014.15
linux-image-5.19.0-1014-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1014.16
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1015.12
linux-image-5.19.0-1015-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1015.16
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1016.12
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0.1016.13
linux-image-5.19.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1016.17
linux-image-5.19.0-1016-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.19.0-1016.17

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf-next.git/commit/?id=1c8e2349f2d033f634d046063b704b2ca6c46972
• https://vuldb.com/?id.211044

• Denial of service in Linux kernel Netfilter
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm