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CVE-2022-49444
published 2025-02-26

CVE-2022-49444: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: fix [e_shstrndx].sh_size=0 OOB access It is trivial to craft a module to trigger…

PriorityP429high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.29%
21.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: fix [e_shstrndx].sh_size=0 OOB access It is trivial to craft a module to trigger OOB access in this line: if (info->secstrings[strhdr->sh_size - 1] != '\0') { BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90000aa0fff PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 100066067 PMD 10436f067 PTE 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 7 PID: 1215 Comm: insmod Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-00007-g9bf578647087-dirty #10 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-4.fc34 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:load_module+0x19b/0x2391 [rebased patch onto modules-next]

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.18.5-1 (bookworm)linux 5.18.5-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux>= 5.10.26 < 5.115.11
linuxlinux>= 5.11.3 < 5.125.12
linuxlinux>= 5.4.110 < 5.55.5
linuxlinux>= ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 < 09cb6663618a74fe5572a4931ecbf098832e79ec09cb6663618a74fe5572a4931ecbf098832e79ec
linuxlinux>= ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 < 921630e2e5124a04158129a8f22f4b425e61a858921630e2e5124a04158129a8f22f4b425e61a858
linuxlinux>= ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 < 45a76414b6d8b8b39c23fea53b9d20e831ae72a045a76414b6d8b8b39c23fea53b9d20e831ae72a0
linuxlinux>= ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 < 391e982bfa632b8315235d8be9c0a81374c6a19c391e982bfa632b8315235d8be9c0a81374c6a19c
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.5-15.18.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.5-15.18.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.5-15.18.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.10.26 < 5.115.11
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.3 < 5.15.545.15.54
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.17.145.17.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.18 < 5.18.35.18.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.4.110 < 5.55.5

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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