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CVE-2022-48969

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netfront: Fix NULL sring after live migration A NAPI is setup for each network sring to poll data to kernel The sring with…

Published Oct 21, 2024CWE-476EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2022-48969 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 21, 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:

xen-netfront: Fix NULL sring after live migration

A NAPI is setup for each network sring to poll data to kernel

The sring with source host is destroyed before live migration and

new sring with target host is setup after live migration.

The NAPI for the old sring is not deleted until setup new sring

with target host after migration. With busy_poll/busy_read enabled,

the NAPI can be polled before got deleted when resume VM.

BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at

0000000000000008

IP: xennet_poll+0xae/0xd20

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI

Call Trace:

finish_task_switch+0x71/0x230

timerqueue_del+0x1d/0x40

hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0xb5/0x110

xennet_alloc_rx_buffers+0x2a0/0x2a0

napi_busy_loop+0xdb/0x270

sock_poll+0x87/0x90

do_sys_poll+0x26f/0x580

tracing_map_insert+0x1d4/0x2f0

event_hist_trigger+0x14a/0x260

finish_task_switch+0x71/0x230

__schedule+0x256/0x890

recalc_sigpending+0x1b/0x50

xen

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48969?

CVE-2022-48969 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-48969?

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-2022-48969?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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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