High severity · published Oct 21, 2022
CVE-2022-3649
Linux Kernel BPF inode.c nilfs_new_inode use after free
7.0
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nilfs_new_inode of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211992.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 4.9.331; 4.10 before 4.14.296; 4.15 before 4.19.262; 4.20 before 5.4.220; 5.5 before 5.10.148; 5.11 before 5.15.74; +2 more · source: vendor, NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3649
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3649
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=d325dc6eb763c10f591c239550b8c7e5466a5d09
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0009/
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.211992
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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