CVE-2022-49301
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-49301 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 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:
staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends
When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in
usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized.
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]
string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806
va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline]
pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443
vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810
vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158
vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256
dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604
dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615
__dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627
_dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673
r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712
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, < 5.4.198 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49301?
CVE-2022-49301 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49301?
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-2022-49301?
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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