Linux Kernel up to 5.18.14 sysctl_igmp_llm_reports information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.18.14. The impacted element is the function sysctl_igmp_llm_reports. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-49590. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.18.14. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sysctl_igmp_llm_reports. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igmp: Fix data-races around sysctl_igmp_llm_reports. While reading sysctl_igmp_llm_reports, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers. This test can be packed into a helper, so such changes will be in the follow-up series after net is merged into net-next. if (ipv4_is_local_multicast(pmc->multiaddr) && !READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_igmp_llm_reports))

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-49590 since 02/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233382 (Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2025-2790)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.9.325, 4.14.290, 4.19.254, 5.4.208, 5.10.134, 5.15.58 or 5.18.15 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a84b4afaca2573ed3aed1f8854aefe3ca5a82e72/d77969e7d4ccc26bf1f414a39ef35050a83ba6d5/ed876e99ccf417b8bd7fd8408ba5e8b008e46cc8/1656ecaddf90e2a070ec2d2404cdae3edf80faca/473aad9ad57ff760005377e6f45a2ad4210e08ce/260446eb8e5541402b271343a4516f2b33dec1e4/46307adceb67bdf2ec38408dd9cebc378a6b5c46/f6da2267e71106474fbc0943dc24928b9cb79119 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (233382). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.9.324
• 4.14.289
• 4.19.253
• 5.4.207
• 5.10.133
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
• 5.15.45
• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.18.0
• 5.18.1
• 5.18.2
• 5.18.3
• 5.18.4
• 5.18.5
• 5.18.6
• 5.18.7
• 5.18.8
• 5.18.9
• 5.18.10
• 5.18.11
• 5.18.12
• 5.18.13
• 5.18.14

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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