CVE-2022-49807 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49807
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-2022-49807 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕜 02 May 2025, 13:53 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 01 May 2025, 15:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49807 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49807: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix a memory leak in nvmet_auth_set_key When changing dhchap secrets we need to release the old secrets as well. kmemleak complaint: -- unreferenced object 0xffff8c7f44ed8180 (size 64): comm "check", pid 7304, jiffies 4295686133 (age 72034.246s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 44 48 48 43 2d 31 3a 30 30 3a 4c 64 4c 4f 64 71 DHHC-1:00:LdLOdq 79 56 69 67 77 48 55 32 6d 5a 59 4c 7a 35 59 38 yVigwHU2mZYLz5Y8 backtrace: [<00000000b6fc5071>] kstrdup+0x2e/0x60 [<00000000f0f4633f>] 0xffffffffc0e07ee6 [<0000000053006c05>] 0xffffffffc0dff783 [<00000000419ae922>] configfs_write_iter+0xb1/0x120 [<000000008183c424>] vfs_write+0x2be/0x3c0 [<000000009005a2a5>] ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0 [<00000000cd495c89>] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [<00000000f2a84ac5>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49807

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49807 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-2022-49807

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49807.

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-2022-49807, 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-2022-49807, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-49807 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-49807 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-49807 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49807 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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