CVE-2022-49257

{"id": "CVE-2022-49257", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "[email protected]", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "published": "2025-02-26T07:01:02.597", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112a2f9b0a8457794095a0450598f150724ec456", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ae75b4ed30322b42abaa75ef1b784addfdb7dc9", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/695c47cea02b9101e2fc2e7d36d552128592b347", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a635415a064e77bcfbf43da413fd9dfe0bbed9cb", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6f5ad3e45d19f9c4ee3e8a2aff829f28d68591d", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "[email protected]", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatch_queue: Fix NULL dereference in error cleanup\n\nIn watch_queue_set_size(), the error cleanup code doesn't take account of\nthe fact that __free_page() can't handle a NULL pointer when trying to free\nup buffer pages that did get allocated.\n\nFix this by only calling __free_page() on the pages actually allocated.\n\nWithout the fix, this can lead to something like the following:\n\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __free_pages+0x1f/0x1b0 mm/page_alloc.c:5473\nRead of size 4 at addr 0000000000000034 by task syz-executor168/3599\n...\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106\n __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:446 [inline]\n kasan_report.cold+0x66/0xdf mm/kasan/report.c:459\n check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [inline]\n kasan_check_range+0x13d/0x180 mm/kasan/generic.c:189\n instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:71 [inline]\n atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:27 [inline]\n page_ref_count include/linux/page_ref.h:67 [inline]\n put_page_testzero include/linux/mm.h:717 [inline]\n __free_pages+0x1f/0x1b0 mm/page_alloc.c:5473\n watch_queue_set_size+0x499/0x630 kernel/watch_queue.c:275\n pipe_ioctl+0xac/0x2b0 fs/pipe.c:632\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [inline]\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:860\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: watch_queue: Se corrige la desreferencia NULL en la limpieza de errores En watch_queue_set_size(), el c\u00f3digo de limpieza de errores no tiene en cuenta el hecho de que __free_page() no puede manejar un puntero NULL al intentar liberar p\u00e1ginas de b\u00fafer que s\u00ed se asignaron. Solucione esto llamando a __free_page() solo en las p\u00e1ginas realmente asignadas. Sin la correcci\u00f3n, esto puede llevar a algo como lo siguiente: ERROR: KASAN: null-ptr-deref en __free_pages+0x1f/0x1b0 mm/page_alloc.c:5473 Lectura de tama\u00f1o 4 en la direcci\u00f3n 0000000000000034 por la tarea syz-executor168/3599 ... Seguimiento de llamadas: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [en l\u00ednea] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:446 [en l\u00ednea] kasan_report.cold+0x66/0xdf mm/kasan/report.c:459 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [en l\u00ednea] kasan_check_range+0x13d/0x180 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:71 [en l\u00ednea] atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:27 [en l\u00ednea] page_ref_count include/linux/page_ref.h:67 [en l\u00ednea] put_page_testzero include/linux/mm.h:717 [en l\u00ednea] __free_pages+0x1f/0x1b0 mm/page_alloc.c:5473 watch_queue_set_size+0x499/0x630 kernel/watch_queue.c:275 pipe_ioctl+0xac/0x2b0 fs/pipe.c:632 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [en l\u00ednea] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [en l\u00ednea] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [en l\u00ednea] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [en l\u00ednea] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae"}], "lastModified": "2025-09-22T20:56:14.770", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "552AD555-63DB-4D57-BBAA-86EA26658508", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.110", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "27C42AE8-B387-43E2-938A-E1C8B40BE6D5", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.33", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "20C43679-0439-405A-B97F-685BEE50613B", "versionEndExcluding": "5.16.19", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "210C679C-CF84-44A3-8939-E629C87E54BF", "versionEndExcluding": "5.17.2", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}