CVE-2022-48970
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-48970 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. 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:
af_unix: Get user_ns from in_skb in unix_diag_get_exact().
Wei Chen reported a NULL deref in sk_user_ns() [0][1], and Paolo diagnosed
the root cause: in unix_diag_get_exact(), the newly allocated skb does not
have sk. [2]
We must get the user_ns from the NETLINK_CB(in_skb).sk and pass it to
sk_diag_fill().
[0]:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000270
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 12bbce067 P4D 12bbce067 PUD 12bc40067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
CPU: 0 PID: 27942 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-next-20221118 #2
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.13.0-48-gd9c812dda519-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:sk_user_ns include/net/sock.h:920 [inline]
RIP: 0010:sk_diag_dump_uid net/unix/diag.c:119 [inline]
RIP: 0010:sk_diag_fill+0x77d/0x890 net/unix/diag.c:170
Code: 89 ef e8 66 d4 2d fd c7
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 | >= 5.3, < 5.4.227 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-48970?
CVE-2022-48970 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-48970?
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-2022-48970?
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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