CVE-2022-49418
9.8 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2022-49418 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSv4: Fix free of uninitialized nfs4_label on referral lookup.
Send along the already-allocated fattr along with nfs4_fs_locations, and
drop the memcpy of fattr. We end up growing two more allocations, but this
fixes up a crash as:
PID: 790 TASK: ffff88811b43c000 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "ls"
#0 [ffffc90000857920] panic at ffffffff81b9bfde
#1 [ffffc900008579c0] do_trap at ffffffff81023a9b
#2 [ffffc90000857a10] do_error_trap at ffffffff81023b78
#3 [ffffc90000857a58] exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81be1f45
#4 [ffffc90000857a80] asm_exc_stack_segment at ffffffff81c009de
#5 [ffffc90000857b08] nfs_lookup at ffffffffa0302322 [nfs]
#6 [ffffc90000857b70] __lookup_slow at ffffffff813a4a5f
#7 [ffffc90000857c60] walk_component at ffffffff813a86c4
#8 [ffffc90000857cb8] path_lookupat at ffffffff813a9553
#9 [ffffc90000857cf0] filename_lookup at ffffffff813ab86b
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 | >= 5.16, < 5.18.3 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49418?
CVE-2022-49418 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2022-49418?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49418?
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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