CVE-2022-49339
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: unexport __init-annotated seg6_hmac_init() EXPORT_SYMBOL and __init is a bad combination because the .init.text section is freed up after the initialization. Hence, modules cannot use symbols annotated __init. The access to a freed symbol may end up with kernel panic. modpost used to detect it, but it has been broken for a decade. Recently, I fixed modpost so it started to warn it again, then this showed up in linux-next builds. There are two ways to fix it: - Remove __init - Remove EXPORT_SYMBOL I chose the latter for this case because the caller (net/ipv6/seg6.c) and the callee (net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c) belong to the same module. It seems an internal function call in ipv6.ko.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.283
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.247
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.198
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.122
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.47
- Linux Kernel < 5.17.15
- Linux Kernel < 5.18.4
- Linux Kernel 5.19
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1084716f76c8045eadf92a9d9a62641f3c8d8c90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/317260b3eb6384a05a8af212308fa50f3b2e8290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e6de5037148c5a93a436b1e8d2edad3dac11755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5801f064e35181c71857a80ff18af4dbec3c5f5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9c1b081ad28c852a97e10dd75412546497694a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64aef8efe96c1616142c4476a05731306fc4494e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ba4416b831eeb4d185e88e73488d1d21288e63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab8b2c2de273ec1d698a18e399896a6febb5cda0
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1084716f76c8045eadf92a9d9a62641f3c8d8c90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/317260b3eb6384a05a8af212308fa50f3b2e8290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e6de5037148c5a93a436b1e8d2edad3dac11755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5801f064e35181c71857a80ff18af4dbec3c5f5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9c1b081ad28c852a97e10dd75412546497694a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64aef8efe96c1616142c4476a05731306fc4494e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ba4416b831eeb4d185e88e73488d1d21288e63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab8b2c2de273ec1d698a18e399896a6febb5cda0