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CVE-2022-49702

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Feb 26, 2025 linux CWE-667 EPSS 0.21% (10th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-49702 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:

btrfs: fix hang during unmount when block group reclaim task is running

When we start an unmount, at close_ctree(), if we have the reclaim task

running and in the middle of a data block group relocation, we can trigger

a deadlock when stopping an async reclaim task, producing a trace like the

following:

[629724.498185] task:kworker/u16:7 state:D stack: 0 pid:681170 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000

[629724.499760] Workqueue: events_unbound btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space [btrfs]

[629724.501267] Call Trace:

[629724.501759] <TASK>

[629724.502174] __schedule+0x3cb/0xed0

[629724.502842] schedule+0x4e/0xb0

[629724.503447] btrfs_wait_on_delayed_iputs+0x7c/0xc0 [btrfs]

[629724.504534] ? prepare_to_wait_exclusive+0xc0/0xc0

[629724.505442] flush_space+0x423/0x630 [btrfs]

[629724.506296] ? rcu_read_unlock_trace_special+0x20/0x50

[629724.507259] ? lock_release+0x220/0x4a0

[629724.507932] ? btrfs_get_alloc_profile+0

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 >= 5.13, < 5.15.51 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49702?

CVE-2022-49702 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-2022-49702?

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-2022-49702?

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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