Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2022-49044
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm integrity: fix memory corruption when tag_size is less than digest size It is possible to set up dm-integrity in such a way that the "tag_size" parameter is less than the actual digest size. In this situation, a part of the digest beyond tag_size is ignored. In this case, dm-integrity would write beyond the end of the ic->recalc_tags array and corrupt memory. The corruption happened in integrity_recalc->integrity_sector_checksum->crypto_shash_final. Fix this corruption by increasing the tags array so that it has enough padding at the end to accomodate the loop in integrity_recalc() being able to write a full digest size for the last member of the tags array.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, 4.19.240, 4.19
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49044?
- CVE-2022-49044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49044?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.