Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1 privilege escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-49260. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: hisilicon/sec - fix the aead software fallback for engine Due to the subreq pointer misuse the private context memory. The aead soft crypto occasionally casues the OS panic as setting the 64K page. Here is fix it.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49260 since 02/26/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.15.33, 5.16.19 or 5.17.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 40dba7c26e897c637e91312b35f664f1d4d0073c/ef7b10f3cac7810ddcfd976304fd125aca33d144/5c1149e2abe0b7489300736b8277b45b113de67f/0a2a464f863187f97e96ebc6384c052cafd4a54c 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.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 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
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11
• 5.16.12
• 5.16.13
• 5.16.14
• 5.16.15
• 5.16.16
• 5.16.17
• 5.16.18
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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