CVE-2022-48828

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix ia_size underflow iattr::ia_size is a loff_t, which is a signed 64-bit type. NFSv3 and NFSv4 both define file size as an unsigned 64-bit type. Thus there is a range of valid file size values an NFS client can send that is already larger than Linux can handle. Currently decode_fattr4() dumps a full u64 value into ia_size. If that value happens to be larger than S64_MAX, then ia_size underflows. I'm about to fix up the NFSv3 behavior as well, so let's catch the underflow in the common code path: nfsd_setattr().

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 2298167: kernel: NFSD: Fix ia_size underflow
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2022-48828

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v3 Base Score

5.5

N/A

Attack Vector

Local

N/A

Attack Complexity

Low

N/A

Privileges Required

Low

N/A

User Interaction

None

N/A

Scope

Unchanged

N/A

Confidentiality Impact

None

N/A

Integrity Impact

None

N/A

Availability Impact

High

N/A

CVSS v3 Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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