What is CVE-2022-48989?

CVE-2022-48989 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and patched in 6.0.13 and 6.1. CVE-2022-48989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48989?

CVE-2022-48989 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48989?

Yes, CVE-2022-48989 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.13 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48989 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2022-48989

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscache: Fix oops due to race with cookie_lru and use_cookie If a cookie expires from the LRU and the LRU_DISCARD flag is set, but the state machine has not run yet, it's possible another thread can call fscache_use_cookie and begin to use it. When the cookie_worker finally runs, it will see the LRU_DISCARD flag set, transition the cookie->state to LRU_DISCARDING, which will then withdraw the cookie. Once the cookie is withdrawn the object is removed the below oops will occur because the object associated with the cookie is now NULL. Fix the oops by clearing the LRU_DISCARD bit if another thread uses the cookie before the cookie_worker runs. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 ... CPU: 31 PID: 44773 Comm: kworker/u130:1 Tainted: G E 6.0.0-5.dneg.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/26/2022 Workqueue: events_unbound netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work [netfs] RIP: 0010:cachefiles_prepare_write+0x28/0x90 [cachefiles] ... Call Trace: netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work+0x11c/0x320 [netfs] process_one_work+0x217/0x3e0 worker_thread+0x4a/0x3b0 kthread+0xd6/0x100

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-48989 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.0.13, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.0.13 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f0b459c9b67e14fe4dcc3a15d286c4436ed01d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5b52de3214a29911f949459a79f6640969b5487

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48989

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48989?

CVE-2022-48989 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and has been patched in 6.0.13 and 6.1. CVE-2022-48989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48989?

CVE-2022-48989 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48989?

Yes. CVE-2022-48989 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.13 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48989 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.