#VU108250 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49846
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108250
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-2022-49846
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 udf_find_entry() function in fs/udf/namei.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/03f9582a6a2ebd25a440896475c968428c4b63e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/583fdd98d94acba1e7225e5cc29063aef0741030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6051d734f1ed0031e2216f9a538621235c11a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac79001b8e603226fab17240a79cb9ef679d3cd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c736ed8541605e3a25075bb1cbf8f38cb3083238
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8af247de385ce49afabc3bf1cf4fd455c94bfe8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8971f410739a864c537e0ac29344a7b6c450232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1517721c408631f09d54c743aa70cb07fd3eebd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.300