#VU99153 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48949
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99153
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-2022-48949
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the igb_vf_reset_msg() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.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/a6629659af3f5c6a91e3914ea62554c975ab77f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1d739dd1f362aec081278ff92f943c31eb177a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c581439a977545d61849a72e8ed631cfc8a2a3c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2479c3daaabccbac6c343a737615d0c595c6dc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367e1e3399dbc56fc669740c4ab60e35da632b0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fd5ede7ed42f272682a0c33d6f0767b3484a3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c383c7c35c7bc15e07a04eefa060a8a80cbeae29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5dc44370fbd6b46bd7f1a1e00369be54a041c8
- 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/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