Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2022-49032

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: health: afe4404: Fix oob read in afe4404_[read|write]_raw KASAN report out-of-bounds read as follows: BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in afe4404_read_raw+0x2ce/0x380 Read of size 4 at addr ffffffffc00e4658 by task cat/278 Call Trace: afe4404_read_raw iio_read_channel_info dev_attr_show The buggy address belongs to the variable: afe4404_channel_leds+0x18/0xffffffffffffe9c0 This issue can be reproduce by singe command: $ cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0058/iio\:device0/in_intensity6_raw The array size of afe4404_channel_leds and afe4404_channel_offdacs are less than channels, so access with chan->address cause OOB read in afe4404_[read|write]_raw. Fix it by moving access before use them.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-49032: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions b36e8257641a043764c62240316610c81e36376c, 4.8, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49032?
CVE-2022-49032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-49032?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.