7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-49025
Meltdown Linux Kernel Use-After-Free
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule. Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 24, 2024, 3:49 a.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-49025 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d73a77060c3cbdc6e801cd5d979d674cd404b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d73a77060c3cbdc6e801cd5d979d674cd404b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2f9d95d9fbe993f3c4bafb87d59897b0325aff No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2f9d95d9fbe993f3c4bafb87d59897b0325aff Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372eb550faa0757349040fd43f59483cbfdb2c0b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372eb550faa0757349040fd43f59483cbfdb2c0b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c795af04441d76f565c4634f893e5b553df2ae No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c795af04441d76f565c4634f893e5b553df2ae Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d2d26a49c3a9cd46b232975e45236304810904 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d2d26a49c3a9cd46b232975e45236304810904 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3 up to (excluding) 5.4.226 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.158 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.82 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.0.12 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule. Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d73a77060c3cbdc6e801cd5d979d674cd404b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2f9d95d9fbe993f3c4bafb87d59897b0325aff [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372eb550faa0757349040fd43f59483cbfdb2c0b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d2d26a49c3a9cd46b232975e45236304810904 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c795af04441d76f565c4634f893e5b553df2ae [No types assigned]
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