vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2022-49374: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: check attribute length for bearer name
syzbot reported uninit-value:
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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.
Solution
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