#VU99094 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48946
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99094
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-48946
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the udf_truncate_tail_extent() function in fs/udf/truncate.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b6fa4511a7900db9fb0353b630d4d2ed1ba99c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7665857f88557c372da35534165721156756f77f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f651c96c8aadf087fd782d551bf7db648a8c2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d835efd561dfb9bf5409f11f4ecd428d5d29226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a075f4a549481ce6e8518d8379f193ccec6b746
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63dbbd8f1499b0a161e701a04aa50148d60bd1f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae56d9a017724f130cf1a263dd82a78d2a6e3852
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12a88f572d6d94b5c0b72e2d1782cc2e96ac06cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe4c1b25dd6d2f056afc00b7c98bcb3dd0b1fc3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.303
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.270
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.337
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.85
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2