CVE-2022-49856 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49856
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-2022-49856 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕜 02 May 2025, 13:52 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 01 May 2025, 15:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49856 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49856: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tun: call napi_schedule_prep() to ensure we own a napi A recent patch exposed another issue in napi_get_frags() caught by syzbot [1] Before feeding packets to GRO, and calling napi_complete() we must first grab NAPI_STATE_SCHED. [1] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3612 at net/core/dev.c:6076 napi_complete_done+0x45b/0x880 net/core/dev.c:6076 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 3612 Comm: syz-executor408 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc3-syzkaller-00175-g1118b2049d77 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 RIP: 0010:napi_complete_done+0x45b/0x880 net/core/dev.c:6076 Code: c1 ea 03 0f b6 14 02 4c 89 f0 83 e0 07 83 c0 03 38 d0 7c 08 84 d2 0f 85 24 04 00 00 41 89 5d 1c e9 73 fc ff ff e8 b5 53 22 fa <0f> 0b e9 82 fe ff ff e8 a9 53 22 fa 48 8b 5c 24 08 31 ff 48 89 de RSP: 0018:ffffc90003c4f920 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000030 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff8880251c0000 RSI: ffffffff875a58db RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 0000000000000007 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888072d02628 R13: ffff888072d02618 R14: ffff888072d02634 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000555555f13300(0000) GS:ffff8880b9a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000055c44d3892b8 CR3: 00000000172d2000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> napi_complete include/linux/netdevice.h:510 [inline] tun_get_user+0x206d/0x3a60 drivers/net/tun.c:1980 tun_chr_write_iter+0xdb/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:2027 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2191 [inline] do_iter_readv_writev+0x20b/0x3b0 fs/read_write.c:735 do_iter_write+0x182/0x700 fs/read_write.c:861 vfs_writev+0x1aa/0x630 fs/read_write.c:934 do_writev+0x133/0x2f0 fs/read_write.c:977 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7f37021a3c19

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49856

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49856 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-2022-49856

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49856.

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-2022-49856, 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-2022-49856, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2022-49856 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2022-49856 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2022-49856 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49856 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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