Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-0617
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0617 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0617 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0617 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | RLSA-2022:7683 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | RLSA-2022:7444 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0617 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0617 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0617 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fc3b7c2981bbd1047916ade327beccb90994eee x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea8569194b43f0f01f0a84c689388542c7254a1f x_refsource_MISC
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220114172329.ygzry5rlz64ua2nr%40quack3.lan/T/ x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2940-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-5095 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- DSA-5096 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [oss-security] 20220413 CVE-2022-0617: udf:A null-ptr-deref bug be triggered when write to an ICB inode mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST