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CVE-2022-48746

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 20, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.24% (14th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-48746 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 20, 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:

net/mlx5e: Fix handling of wrong devices during bond netevent

Current implementation of bond netevent handler only check if

the handled netdev is VF representor and it missing a check if

the VF representor is on the same phys device of the bond handling

the netevent.

Fix by adding the missing check and optimizing the check if

the netdev is VF representor so it will not access uninitialized

private data and crashes.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000036c

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI

Workqueue: eth3bond0 bond_mii_monitor [bonding]

RIP: 0010:mlx5e_is_uplink_rep+0xc/0x50 [mlx5_core]

RSP: 0018:ffff88812d69fd60 EFLAGS: 00010282

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8881cf800000 RCX: 0000000000000000

RDX: ffff88812d69fe10 RSI: 000000000000001b RDI: ffff8881cf800880

RBP: ffff8881cf800000 R08: 00000445cabccf2b R09: 0000000000000008

R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000008 R12: ffff88812d69fe10

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 >= 5.8, < 5.10.97 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-48746?

CVE-2022-48746 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-48746?

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-2022-48746?

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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