#VU108360 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49776
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108360
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-2022-49776
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 macvlan_common_setup() function in drivers/net/macvlan.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/2b055c719d8f94c15ec9b7659978133030c6a353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/650137a7c0b2892df2e5b0bc112d7b09a78c93c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a62aa84fe19eb24d083d600a074c009a0a66d4f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64085b00044bdf3cd1c9825e9ef5b2e0feae91a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2fee7d121d189c6dc905b727d60e7043a6655bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41cbf98df22d08402e65174d147cbb187fe1a33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e929ec98c0c3b10d9c07f3776df0c1a02d7a763e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.156