Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48828
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94466
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-48828
CWE-ID: CWE-191
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 execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the nfsd_setattr() function in fs/nfsd/vfs.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48828
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d02ba22e43b6fc7d291cf724bc6e3b7be6626b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0ecaf7a7e57b30284d6b3289cc436100fadc48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da22ca1ad548429d7822011c54cfe210718e0aa7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6faac3f58c7c4176b66f63def17a34232a17b0e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.220
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17