Linux Kernel up to 5.10.155/5.15.79/6.0.9 iio out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.155/5.15.79/6.0.9. This affects an unknown part of the component iio. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-49792. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.155/5.15.79/6.0.9. Affected is an unknown code block of the component iio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: mp2629: fix potential array out of bound access Add sentinel at end of maps to avoid potential array out of bound access in iio core.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49792 since 05/01/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.10.156, 5.15.80 or 6.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d95b85c5084ad70011988861ee864529eefa1da0/1678d4abb2dc2ca3b05b998a9d88616976e4f947/399b2105a2240e730b9f3880bd8f154247539aa7/ca1547ab15f48dc81624183ae17a2fd1bad06dfc 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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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.155
• 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
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
• 5.15.63
• 5.15.64
• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 5.15.77
• 5.15.78
• 5.15.79
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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