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CVE-2022-49918

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.17%

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CVE-2022-49918 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix WARNING in __ip_vs_cleanup_batch() During the initialization of ip_vs_conn_net_init(), if file ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync fails to be created, the initialization is successful by default. Therefore, the ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync file doesn't be found during the remove. The following is the stack information: name 'ip_vs_conn_sync' WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 9 at fs/proc/generic.c:712 remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Modules linked in: Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Call Trace: <TASK> __ip_vs_cleanup_batch+0x7d/0x120 ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix WARNING in __ip_vs_cleanup_batch() During the initialization of ip_vs_conn_net_init(), if file ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync fails to be created, the initialization is successful by default. Therefore, the ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync file doesn't be found during the remove. The following is the stack information: name 'ip_vs_conn_sync' WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 9 at fs/proc/generic.c:712 remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Modules linked in: Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Call Trace: <TASK> __ip_vs_cleanup_batch+0x7d/0x120 ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.17%

6.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 2.6.39, < 4.19.265—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 4.20, < 5.4.224—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.5, < 5.10.154—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.15.78—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 6.0.8—
LinuxLinux Kernel6.1Rc1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49918?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix WARNING in __ip_vs_cleanup_batch() During the initialization of ip_vs_conn_net_init(), if file ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync fails to be created, the initialization is successful by default. Therefore, the ip_vs_conn or ip_vs_conn_sync file doesn't be found during the remove. The following is the stack information: name 'ip_vs_conn_sync' WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 9 at fs/proc/generic.c:712 remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Modules linked in: Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:remove_proc_entry+0x389/0x460 Call Trace: <TASK> __ip_vs_cleanup_batch+0x7d/0x120 ops_exit_list+0x125/0x170 cleanup_net+0x4ea/0xb00 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>
How severe is CVE-2022-49918?
CVE-2022-49918 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49918?
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Source: NVD / NIST