CVE-2022-48666
9.8 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2022-48666 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 28, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: core: Fix a use-after-free
There are two .exit_cmd_priv implementations. Both implementations use
resources associated with the SCSI host. Make sure that these resources are
still available when .exit_cmd_priv is called by waiting inside
scsi_remove_host() until the tag set has been freed.
This commit fixes the following use-after-free:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in srp_exit_cmd_priv+0x27/0xd0 [ib_srp]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888100337000 by task multipathd/16727
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x44
print_report.cold+0x5e/0x5db
kasan_report+0xab/0x120
srp_exit_cmd_priv+0x27/0xd0 [ib_srp]
scsi_mq_exit_request+0x4d/0x70
blk_mq_free_rqs+0x143/0x410
__blk_mq_free_map_and_rqs+0x6e/0x100
blk_mq_free_tag_set+0x2b/0x160
scsi_host_dev_release+0xf3/0x1a0
device_release+0x54/0xe0
kobject_put+0xa5/0x120
device_release+0x54/0xe0
kob
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.7, < 5.19.12 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-48666?
CVE-2022-48666 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 28, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2022-48666?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-48666?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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