CVE-2022-48803: linux kernel Out-of-bounds Read — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: ti: Fix missing sentinel for clk_div_table _get_table_maxdiv() tries to access "clk_div_table" array out of bound defined in phy-j721e-wiz.c. Add a sentinel entry to prevent the following global-out-of-bounds error reported by enabling KASAN. [ 9.552392] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in _get_maxdiv+0xc0/0x148 [ 9.558948] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000095b25a4 by task kworker/u4:1/38 [ 9.565926] [ 9.567441] CPU: 1 PID: 38 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Not tainted 5.16.0-116492-gdaadb3bd0e8d-dirty #360 [ 9.576242] Hardware name: Texas Instruments J721e EVM (DT) [ 9.581832] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func [ 9.587708] Call trace: [ 9.590174] dump_backtrace+0x20c/0x218 [ 9.594038] show_stack+0x18/0x68 [ 9.597375] dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd8 [ 9.601062] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x78/0x334 [ 9.606830] kasan_report+0x1f0/0x260 [ 9.610517] __asan_load4+0x9c/0xd8 [ 9.614030] _get_maxdiv+0xc0/0x148 [ 9.617540] divider_determine_rate+0x88/0x488 [ 9.622005] divider_round_rate_parent+0xc8/0x124 [ 9.626729] wiz_clk_div_round_rate+0x54/0x68 [ 9.631113] clk_core_determine_round_nolock+0x124/0x158 [ 9.636448] clk_core_round_rate_nolock+0x68/0x138 [ 9.641260] clk_core_set_rate_nolock+0x268/0x3a8 [ 9.645987] clk_set_rate+0x50/0xa8 [ 9.649499] cdns_sierra_phy_init+0x88/0x248 [ 9.653794] phy_init+0x98/0x108 [ 9.657046] cdns_pcie_enable_phy+0xa0/0x170 [ 9.661340] cdns_pcie_init_phy+0x250/0x2b0 [ 9.665546] j721e_pcie_probe+0x4b8/0x798 [ 9.669579] platform_probe+0x8c/0x108 [ 9.673350] really_probe+0x114/0x630 [ 9.677037] __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x220 [ 9.681505] driver_probe_device+0xac/0x150 [ 9.685712] __device_attach_driver+0xec/0x170 [ 9.690178] bus_for_each_drv+0xf0/0x158 [ 9.694124] __device_attach+0x184/0x210 [ 9.698070] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 [ 9.702277] bus_probe_device+0xec/0x100 [ 9.706223] deferred_probe_work_func+0x124/0x180 [ 9.710951] process_one_work+0x4b0/0xbc0 [ 9.714983] worker_thread+0x74/0x5d0 [ 9.718668] kthread+0x214/0x230 [ 9.721919] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 9.725520] [ 9.727032] The buggy address belongs to the variable: [ 9.732183] clk_div_table+0x24/0x440

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	5.6 — 5.10.101
linux	linux_kernel	5.11 — 5.15.24
linux	linux_kernel	5.16 — 5.16.10
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c75d1017cb362b6a4e0935746ef5da28250919f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0c9569135a37348c1267c81e8b0274b21a86ed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1e6bcb31663ee83aaea1f171f3dbfe95dd4a69 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a360e546ad9e7c3fd53d6bb60348c660cd28f54 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c75d1017cb362b6a4e0935746ef5da28250919f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0c9569135a37348c1267c81e8b0274b21a86ed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1e6bcb31663ee83aaea1f171f3dbfe95dd4a69 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a360e546ad9e7c3fd53d6bb60348c660cd28f54

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-48803? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: ti: Fix missing sentinel for clk_div_table _get_table_maxdiv() tries to access "clk_div_table" array out of bound defined in phy-j721e-wiz.c. Add a sentinel entry to prevent the following global-out-of-bounds error reported by enabling KASAN. [ 9.552392] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in _get_maxdiv+0xc0/0x148 [ 9.558948] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000095b25a4 by task kworker/u4:1/38 [ 9.565926] [ 9.567441] CPU: 1 PID: 38 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Not tainted 5.16.0-116492-gdaadb3bd0e8d-dirty #360 [ 9.576242] Hardware name: Texas Instruments J721e EVM (DT) [ 9.581832] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func [ 9.587708] Call trace: [ 9.590174] dump_backtrace+0x20c/0x218 [ 9.594038] show_stack+0x18/0x68 [ 9.597375] dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd8 [ 9.601062] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x78/0x334 [ 9.606830] kasan_report+0x1f0/0x260 [ 9.610517] __asan_load4+0x9c/0xd8 [ 9.614030] _get_maxdiv+0xc0/0x148 [ 9.617540] divider_determine_rate+0x88/0x488 [ 9.622005] divider_round_rate_parent+0xc8/0x124 [ 9.626729] wiz_clk_div_round_rate+0x54/0x68 [ 9.631113] clk_core_determine_round_nolock+0x124/0x158 [ 9.636448] clk_core_round_rate_nolock+0x68/0x138 [ 9.641260] clk_core_set_rate_nolock+0x268/0x3a8 [ 9.645987] clk_set_rate+0x50/0xa8 [ 9.649499] cdns_sierra_phy_init+0x88/0x248 [ 9.653794] phy_init+0x98/0x108 [ 9.657046] cdns_pcie_enable_phy+0xa0/0x170 [ 9.661340] cdns_pcie_init_phy+0x250/0x2b0 [ 9.665546] j721e_pcie_probe+0x4b8/0x798 [ 9.669579] platform_probe+0x8c/0x108 [ 9.673350] really_probe+0x114/0x630 [ 9.677037] __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x220 [ 9.681505] driver_probe_device+0xac/0x150 [ 9.685712] __device_attach_driver+0xec/0x170 [ 9.690178] bus_for_each_drv+0xf0/0x158 [ 9.694124] __device_attach+0x184/0x210 [ 9.698070] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20 [ 9.702277] bus_probe_device+0xec/0x100 [ 9.706223] deferred_probe_work_func+0x124/0x180 [ 9.710951] process_one_work+0x4b0/0xbc0 [ 9.714983] worker_thread+0x74/0x5d0 [ 9.718668] kthread+0x214/0x230 [ 9.721919] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 9.725520] [ 9.727032] The buggy address belongs to the variable: [ 9.732183] clk_div_table+0x24/0x440 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-48803? +

CVE-2022-48803 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-48803? +

CVE-2022-48803 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-48803? +

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