CVE-2022-49170 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49170
Vulnerability Scoring

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-2022-49170 Details

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

Published on: 26 Feb 2025, 07:00 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49170 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49170: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on curseg->alloc_type As Wenqing Liu reported in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215657 - Overview UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/f2fs/segment.c:3460:2 when mount and operate a corrupted image - Reproduce tested on kernel 5.17-rc4, 5.17-rc6 1. mkdir test_crash 2. cd test_crash 3. unzip tmp2.zip 4. mkdir mnt 5. ./single_test.sh f2fs 2 - Kernel dump [ 46.434454] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 131072 [ 46.529839] F2FS-fs (loop0): Mounted with checkpoint version = 7548c2d9 [ 46.738319] ================================================================================ [ 46.738412] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/f2fs/segment.c:3460:2 [ 46.738475] index 231 is out of range for type 'unsigned int [2]' [ 46.738539] CPU: 2 PID: 939 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.17.0-rc6 #1 [ 46.738547] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 [ 46.738551] Call Trace: [ 46.738556] <TASK> [ 46.738563] dump_stack_lvl+0x47/0x5c [ 46.738581] ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x50 [ 46.738592] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x68/0x80 [ 46.738604] f2fs_allocate_data_block+0xdff/0xe60 [f2fs] [ 46.738819] do_write_page+0xef/0x210 [f2fs] [ 46.738934] f2fs_do_write_node_page+0x3f/0x80 [f2fs] [ 46.739038] __write_node_page+0x2b7/0x920 [f2fs] [ 46.739162] f2fs_sync_node_pages+0x943/0xb00 [f2fs] [ 46.739293] f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x7bb/0x1030 [f2fs] [ 46.739405] kill_f2fs_super+0x125/0x150 [f2fs] [ 46.739507] deactivate_locked_super+0x60/0xc0 [ 46.739517] deactivate_super+0x70/0xb0 [ 46.739524] cleanup_mnt+0x11a/0x200 [ 46.739532] __cleanup_mnt+0x16/0x20 [ 46.739538] task_work_run+0x67/0xa0 [ 46.739547] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18c/0x1a0 [ 46.739559] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x40 [ 46.739568] do_syscall_64+0x46/0xb0 [ 46.739584] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The root cause is we missed to do sanity check on curseg->alloc_type, result in out-of-bound accessing on sbi->block_count[] array, fix it.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49170

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49170 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-2022-49170

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49170.

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-2022-49170, 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-2022-49170, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2022-49170 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2022-49170 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2022-49170 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-2022-49170 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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