CVE-2022-49295

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup() Otherwise there may be race between module removal and the handling of netlink command, which can lead to the oops as shown below: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 31299 Comm: nbd-client Tainted: G E 5.14.0-rc4 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) RIP: 0010:down_write+0x1a/0x50 Call Trace: start_creating+0x89/0x130 debugfs_create_dir+0x1b/0x130 nbd_start_device+0x13d/0x390 [nbd] nbd_genl_connect+0x42f/0x748 [nbd] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0xec/0x150 genl_rcv_msg+0xe5/0x1e0 netlink_rcv_skb+0x55/0x100 genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 netlink_unicast+0x1a8/0x250 netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x430 ____sys_sendmsg+0x2a4/0x2d0 ___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0 __sys_sendmsg+0x62/0xb0 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1f/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Modules linked in: nbd(E-)

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 26, 2025
First seenFeb 26, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 4.14.283, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.247, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.198, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.122, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.47, 5.16 ≤ v < 5.17.15, 5.18 ≤ v < 5.18.44.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4

Check your version

Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.

In the Intelligence 360 plan

Attack Surface Management

See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.