Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc3 TIPC Protocol Subsystem stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc3. This impacts an unknown function of the component TIPC Protocol Subsystem. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-0435. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc3 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component TIPC Protocol Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-0435 since 01/31/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236670 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.17-rc4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236670). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236670
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.17-rc4

Timelineinfo

01/31/2022 🔍
03/26/2022 +54 days 🔍
03/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +1149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195787

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2022 07:19
Updated: 05/18/2025 18:27
Changes: 03/26/2022 07:19 (40), 03/27/2022 11:13 (1), 03/27/2022 11:21 (1), 05/18/2025 18:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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