Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-0494
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7134 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6002 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | ALSA-2022:7110 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6003 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.16.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0494 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.16.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0494 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.16.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0494 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:7110 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:7134 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0494 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0494 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0494 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039448 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220216084038.15635-1-tcs.kernel%40gmail.com/ x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5161 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220701 [SECURITY] [DLA 3065-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-5173 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN