Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48502

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48502

Published: July 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78725
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48502
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ntfs_set_ea() function in fs/ntfs3/xattr.c in Linux kernel ntfs3 subsystem. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the OS kernel.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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