CVE-2022-48901
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-48901 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 22, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: do not start relocation until in progress drops are done
We hit a bug with a recovering relocation on mount for one of our file
systems in production. I reproduced this locally by injecting errors
into snapshot delete with balance running at the same time. This
presented as an error while looking up an extent item
WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1501 at fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:866 lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x647/0x680
CPU: 5 PID: 1501 Comm: btrfs-balance Not tainted 5.16.0-rc8+ #8
RIP: 0010:lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x647/0x680
RSP: 0018:ffffae0a023ab960 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000000c RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffff943fd2a39b60 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001
R10: 0001434088152de0 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000001d05000
R13: ffff943fd2a39b60 R14: ffff943fdb96f2a0 R15: ffff9442fc923000
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 | >= 0, < 5.15.27 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-48901?
CVE-2022-48901 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 22, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-48901?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-48901?
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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