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CVE-2022-48832
MEDIUM5.5
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: don't deref the syscall args when checking the openat2 open_how::flags As reported by Jeff, dereferencing the openat2 syscall argument in audit_match_perm() to obtain the open_how::flags can result in an oops/page-fault. This patch fixes this by using the open_how struct that we store in the audit_context with audit_openat2_how(). Independent of this patch, Richard Guy Briggs posted a similar patch to the audit mailing list roughly 40 minutes after this patch was posted.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score5.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published7/16/2024
Last Modified10/7/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
linux:linux_kernel
References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310c9ddfdf1f8d3c9834f02175eae79c8b254b6c(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a82f89de92aac5a244d3735b2bd162c1147620c(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310c9ddfdf1f8d3c9834f02175eae79c8b254b6c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a82f89de92aac5a244d3735b2bd162c1147620c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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