CVE-2022-49295
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
26/02/2025
Last modified:
01/10/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup()<br />
<br />
Otherwise there may be race between module removal and the handling of<br />
netlink command, which can lead to the oops as shown below:<br />
<br />
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098<br />
Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI<br />
CPU: 1 PID: 31299 Comm: nbd-client Tainted: G E 5.14.0-rc4<br />
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)<br />
RIP: 0010:down_write+0x1a/0x50<br />
Call Trace:<br />
start_creating+0x89/0x130<br />
debugfs_create_dir+0x1b/0x130<br />
nbd_start_device+0x13d/0x390 [nbd]<br />
nbd_genl_connect+0x42f/0x748 [nbd]<br />
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0xec/0x150<br />
genl_rcv_msg+0xe5/0x1e0<br />
netlink_rcv_skb+0x55/0x100<br />
genl_rcv+0x29/0x40<br />
netlink_unicast+0x1a8/0x250<br />
netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x430<br />
____sys_sendmsg+0x2a4/0x2d0<br />
___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0<br />
__sys_sendmsg+0x62/0xb0<br />
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1f/0x30<br />
do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0<br />
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae<br />
Modules linked in: nbd(E-)
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14.283 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.247 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.198 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.122 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.47 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 5.17.15 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.18 (including) | 5.18.4 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/013a79f1b5c89290e2e97f1ebf14b14e0cf5fe5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c4da89c24e7023ea448cadf8e9daf06a0aae6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be608e1ee1f222464b2856bda9b85ab5184a33e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d5da1ffba3388c2ae2e6c598855a4d887d3bf79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f505bbb8063fd3a238a4239d2d8c165e5279f6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1435c862ea09b06be7acda325128dc08458e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0868f6e728c3c28bef0e8bee89d2daf86a8bbca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbeafa7a79d08ecdb55f8f1d41a11323d0f709db



