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CVE-2022-0617 json

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter fu…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15717

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.17
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.16.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0617

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-176.185
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-109.123
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1127.136
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1072.77
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1072.77
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1068.71
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1020.22
  • linux-iot Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1004.6

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0617

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • bpftool RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • kernel-tools RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • python3-perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • kernel-modules RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:8267RHSA-2022:7933RHSA-2024:0724RHSA-2022:7683RHSA-2022:7444

  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP4, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1SUSE-SU-2022:1257-1SUSE-SU-2022:0765-1SUSE-SU-2022:1039-1SUSE-SU-2022:1038-1

  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-preempt openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.60.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:1039-1openSUSE-SU-2022:1037-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0768-1

  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:7933ALSA-2022:8267ALSA-2022:7444ALSA-2022:7683

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:7683RLSA-2022:7444

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.26.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-8801

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-0617 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in udf_expand_file_adinicbdue() during writeback

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8267
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) perf 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8267
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, bpftool 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-core 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-tools 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, python3-perf 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-modules 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8267
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7933
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7933
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fc3b7c2981bbd1047916ade327beccb90994eee referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Kernel

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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