Linux Kernel up to 6.0.11 afe4404_read_raw/afe4404_write_raw out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.11. Affected by this vulnerability is the function afe4404_read_raw/afe4404_write_raw. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-49032. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function afe4404_read_raw/afe4404_write_raw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: health: afe4404: Fix oob read in afe4404_[read|write]_raw KASAN report out-of-bounds read as follows: BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in afe4404_read_raw+0x2ce/0x380 Read of size 4 at addr ffffffffc00e4658 by task cat/278 Call Trace: afe4404_read_raw iio_read_channel_info dev_attr_show The buggy address belongs to the variable: afe4404_channel_leds+0x18/0xffffffffffffe9c0 This issue can be reproduce by singe command: $ cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0058/iio\:device0/in_intensity6_raw The array size of afe4404_channel_leds and afe4404_channel_offdacs are less than channels, so access with chan->address cause OOB read in afe4404_[read|write]_raw. Fix it by moving access before use them.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-49032 since 08/22/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 249994 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49032), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.9.335, 4.14.301, 4.19.268, 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82 or 6.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 68de7da092f3/113c08030a89/f5575041ec15/3f566b626029/5eb114f55b37/f7419fc42afc/d45d9f45e7b1/fc92d9e3de0b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (249994) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3251). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Google Container-Optimized OS
  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • NetApp StorageGRID
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Kyocera Printer
  • NetApp AFF
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Dell NetWorker
  • Dell Avamar
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • NetApp FAS
  • SolarWinds Security Event Manager
  • Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • Dell PowerScale OneFS

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 249994
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49032

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.9.335/4.14.301/4.19.268/5.4.226/5.10.158/5.15.82/6.0.12
Patch: 68de7da092f3/113c08030a89/f5575041ec15/3f566b626029/5eb114f55b37/f7419fc42afc/d45d9f45e7b1/fc92d9e3de0b

Timelineinfo

08/22/2024 🔍
10/21/2024 +60 days 🔍
10/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-49032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-49032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281402
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3251 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2024 23:19
Updated: 01/19/2026 01:03
Changes: 10/21/2024 23:19 (58), 10/24/2024 20:47 (12), 07/23/2025 04:30 (7), 08/17/2025 23:08 (2), 10/05/2025 17:01 (1), 01/19/2026 01:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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