CVE-2022-49911 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49911
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-2022-49911 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

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

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49911 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49911: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: enforce documented limit to prevent allocating huge memory Daniel Xu reported that the hash:net,iface type of the ipset subsystem does not limit adding the same network with different interfaces to a set, which can lead to huge memory usage or allocation failure. The quick reproducer is $ ipset create ACL.IN.ALL_PERMIT hash:net,iface hashsize 1048576 timeout 0 $ for i in $(seq 0 100); do /sbin/ipset add ACL.IN.ALL_PERMIT 0.0.0.0/0,kaf_$i timeout 0 -exist; done The backtrace when vmalloc fails: [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] ipset: vmalloc error: size 1073741848, exceeds total pages <...> [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] Call Trace: [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] <TASK> [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x60 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] warn_alloc+0x155/0x180 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] __vmalloc_node_range+0x72a/0x760 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] ? hash_netiface4_add+0x7c0/0xb20 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] ? __kmalloc_large_node+0x4a/0x90 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] kvmalloc_node+0xa6/0xd0 [Tue Oct 25 00:13:08 2022] ? hash_netiface4_resize+0x99/0x710 <...> The fix is to enforce the limit documented in the ipset(8) manpage: > The internal restriction of the hash:net,iface set type is that the same > network prefix cannot be stored with more than 64 different interfaces > in a single set.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49911

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49911 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-2022-49911

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49911.

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-2022-49911, 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-2022-49911, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-49911 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-49911 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-49911 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49911 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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