CVE-2022-49970 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49970
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-2022-49970 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 18 Jun 2025, 11:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49970 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49970: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, cgroup: Fix kernel BUG in purge_effective_progs Syzkaller reported a triggered kernel BUG as follows: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at kernel/bpf/cgroup.c:925! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 PID: 194 Comm: detach Not tainted 5.19.0-14184-g69dac8e431af #8 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__cgroup_bpf_detach+0x1f2/0x2a0 Code: 00 e8 92 60 30 00 84 c0 75 d8 4c 89 e0 31 f6 85 f6 74 19 42 f6 84 28 48 05 00 00 02 75 0e 48 8b 80 c0 00 00 00 48 85 c0 75 e5 <0f> 0b 48 8b 0c5 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000055bdb0 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888100ec0800 RCX: ffffc900000f1000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff888100ec4578 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff888100ec0800 R09: 0000000000000040 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888100ec4000 R13: 000000000000000d R14: ffffc90000199000 R15: ffff888100effb00 FS: 00007f68213d2b80(0000) GS:ffff88813bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000055f74a0e5850 CR3: 0000000102836000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Call Trace: <TASK> cgroup_bpf_prog_detach+0xcc/0x100 __sys_bpf+0x2273/0x2a00 __x64_sys_bpf+0x17/0x20 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7f68214dbcb9 Code: 08 44 89 e0 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff8 RSP: 002b:00007ffeb487db68 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000141 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000000b RCX: 00007f68214dbcb9 RDX: 0000000000000090 RSI: 00007ffeb487db70 RDI: 0000000000000009 RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 0000000000000012 R09: 0000000b00000003 R10: 00007ffeb487db70 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffeb487dc20 R13: 0000000000000004 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 000055f74a1011b0 </TASK> Modules linked in: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Repetition steps: For the following cgroup tree, root | cg1 | cg2 1. attach prog2 to cg2, and then attach prog1 to cg1, both bpf progs attach type is NONE or OVERRIDE. 2. write 1 to /proc/thread-self/fail-nth for failslab. 3. detach prog1 for cg1, and then kernel BUG occur. Failslab injection will cause kmalloc fail and fall back to purge_effective_progs. The problem is that cg2 have attached another prog, so when go through cg2 layer, iteration will add pos to 1, and subsequent operations will be skipped by the following condition, and cg will meet NULL in the end. `if (pos && !(cg->bpf.flags[atype] & BPF_F_ALLOW_MULTI))` The NULL cg means no link or prog match, this is as expected, and it's not a bug. So here just skip the no match situation.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49970

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49970 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-2022-49970

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49970.

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-2022-49970, 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-2022-49970, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-49970 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-49970 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-49970 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49970 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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