CVE-2022-49158 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49158
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-49158 Details

Status: Received on 26 Feb 2025, 07:00 UTC

Published on: 26 Feb 2025, 07:00 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49158 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49158: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed. Linux kernel triggered a warning message where a different error code type is not matching up with the expected type. Add additional translation of one error code type to another. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1131623 at drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c:498 qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] CPU: 2 PID: 1131623 Comm: drmgr Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1-autotest #1 .. GPR28: c000000aaa9c8890 c0080000079ab678 c00000140a104800 c00000002bd19000 NIP [c00800000790857c] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] LR [c008000007908578] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x290/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] Call Trace: [c00000001cdc3620] [c008000007908578] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x290/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] (unreliable) [c00000001cdc3710] [c0080000078f3080] __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x1b8/0x580 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3840] [c0080000078f589c] qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x34/0xd0 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3880] [c0080000079153d8] qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x3f0/0x570 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3920] [c0080000078fb7e8] qla2x00_remove_one+0x3d0/0x480 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc39b0] [c00000000071c274] pci_device_remove+0x64/0x120 [c00000001cdc39f0] [c0000000007fb818] device_release_driver_internal+0x168/0x2a0 [c00000001cdc3a30] [c00000000070e304] pci_stop_bus_device+0xb4/0x100 [c00000001cdc3a70] [c00000000070e4f0] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x20/0x40 [c00000001cdc3aa0] [c000000000073940] pci_hp_remove_devices+0x90/0x130 [c00000001cdc3b30] [c0080000070704d0] disable_slot+0x38/0x90 [rpaphp] [ c00000001cdc3b60] [c00000000073eb4c] power_write_file+0xcc/0x180 [c00000001cdc3be0] [c0000000007354bc] pci_slot_attr_store+0x3c/0x60 [c00000001cdc3c00] [c00000000055f820] sysfs_kf_write+0x60/0x80 [c00000001cdc3c20] [c00000000055df10] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1a0/0x290 [c00000001cdc3c70] [c000000000447c4c] new_sync_write+0x14c/0x1d0 [c00000001cdc3d10] [c00000000044b134] vfs_write+0x224/0x330 [c00000001cdc3d60] [c00000000044b3f4] ksys_write+0x74/0x130 [c00000001cdc3db0] [c00000000002df70] system_call_exception+0x150/0x2d0 [c00000001cdc3e10] [c00000000000d45c] system_call_common+0xec/0x278

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49158

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49158 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-49158

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49158.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-49158, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-49158, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-49158 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-49158 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-49158 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.045% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 18.4% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 81.6% of others.

CVE-2022-49158 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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