CVE-2022-49766
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlink: Bounds-check struct nlmsgerr creation In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE doing bounds-check on memcpy(), switch from __nlmsg_put to nlmsg_put(), and explain the bounds check for dealing with the memcpy() across a composite flexible array struct. Avoids this future run-time warning: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 32) of single field "&errmsg->msg" at net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2447 (size 16)
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2025
First seenMay 1, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.0.10 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 6.0.10 | 6.0.10 |
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