CVE-2022-49556
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SVM: Use kzalloc for sev ioctl interfaces to prevent kernel data leak For some sev ioctl interfaces, the length parameter that is passed maybe less than or equal to SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE, but larger than the data that PSP firmware returns. In this case, kmalloc will allocate memory that is the size of the input rather than the size of the data. Since PSP firmware doesn't fully overwrite the allocated buffer, these sev ioctl interface may return uninitialized kernel slab memory.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, 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: 7.1 HIGH (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 < 5.10.124
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.45
- Linux Kernel < 5.17.13
- Linux Kernel < 5.18.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/401bef1f95de92c3a8c6eece46e02fa88d7285ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a01725339f9d82b099102ba2751621b1caab93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdcc644b59e01e98c68894a9fab42b9687f42b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22d2474e3953996f03528b84b7f52cc26a39403
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fdb4b24097472ff6b3c0559448200d420b1418
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/401bef1f95de92c3a8c6eece46e02fa88d7285ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a01725339f9d82b099102ba2751621b1caab93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdcc644b59e01e98c68894a9fab42b9687f42b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22d2474e3953996f03528b84b7f52cc26a39403
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fdb4b24097472ff6b3c0559448200d420b1418