CVE-2022-49374
MEDIUMDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: check attribute length for bearer name syzbot reported uninit-value: ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:644 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4f9/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:644 [inline] string+0x4f9/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806 vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158 vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256 vprintk_default+0x86/0xa0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2283 vprintk+0x15f/0x180 kernel/printk/printk_safe.c:50 _printk+0x18d/0x1cf kernel/printk/printk.c:2293 tipc_enable_bearer net/tipc/bearer.c:371 [inline] __tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0x2022/0x22a0 net/tipc/bearer.c:1033 tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0x6c/0xb0 net/tipc/bearer.c:1042 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:731 [inline] - Do sanity check the attribute length for TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME. - Do not use 'illegal name' in printing message.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.
References
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