#VU104504 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49395
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104504
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-2022-49395
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the write_ldt_entry() function in arch/x86/um/ldt.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/10995a382271254bd276627ec74136da4a23c4a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ca648bf5f72ed8878cf09b5d4431935779681e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a4a62a14be1947fa945c5c11ebf67326381a568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3549ab4b962cf619e8c55484a0d870a34b3f845f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668ca34a428d6ffc0f99a1a6a9b661a288d4183b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e5ba2af2d729d5126aefd5aa3eadc69b8426e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9caad70819aef3431abaf73ba5163b55b161aba0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf0dabc37446c5ee538ae7b4c467ab0e53fa5463
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1dc929a1e5fa1b2d842256db9fb8710d3be910
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.283