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CVE-2022-49701

7.8 · HIGH
Published Feb 26, 2025 linux CWE-401 EPSS 0.27% (19th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-49701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. 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:

scsi: ibmvfc: Allocate/free queue resource only during probe/remove

Currently, the sub-queues and event pool resources are allocated/freed for

every CRQ connection event such as reset and LPM. This exposes the driver

to a couple issues. First the inefficiency of freeing and reallocating

memory that can simply be resued after being sanitized. Further, a system

under memory pressue runs the risk of allocation failures that could result

in a crippled driver. Finally, there is a race window where command

submission/compeletion can try to pull/return elements from/to an event

pool that is being deleted or already has been deleted due to the lack of

host state around freeing/allocating resources. The following is an example

of list corruption following a live partition migration (LPM):

Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 5 [#1]

LE PAGE_SIZE=64K MMU=Hash SMP NR_CPUS=2048 NUMA pSeries

Modules linked in: vfat fat isofs cdro

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 >= 5.12, < 5.15.51 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49701?

CVE-2022-49701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-49701?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49701?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-49701?

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