CVE-2022-49033: linux kernel — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit() Syzkaller reported BUG as follows: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 __might_resched.cold+0x222/0x26b kmem_cache_alloc+0x2e7/0x3c0 update_qgroup_limit_item+0xe1/0x390 btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x147b/0x1ee0 create_subvol+0x4eb/0x1710 btrfs_mksubvol+0xfe5/0x13f0 __btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x2b0/0x430 btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_v2+0x25a/0x520 btrfs_ioctl+0x2a1c/0x5ce0 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 Fix this by calling qgroup_dirty() on @dstqgroup, and update limit item in btrfs_run_qgroups() later outside of the spinlock context.

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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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	< 4.14.301
linux	linux_kernel	4.15 — 4.19.268
linux	linux_kernel	4.20 — 5.4.226
linux	linux_kernel	5.5 — 5.10.158
linux	linux_kernel	5.11 — 5.15.82
linux	linux_kernel	5.16 — 6.0.12
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d7c41eac9129fba80d8aed0060caab4a7dbe09 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/044da1a371a0da579e805e89c96865f62d8f6f69 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c98e91be6aea4c7acf09da6eb0c107ea9186bb5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/588ae4fdd8b11788a797776b10d6c44ae12bc133 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89840b12c8fad7200eb6478525c13261512c01be https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb912af525042a7365295eb62f6d5270c2a6462 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4b930a1602b05e77fee31f9616599b25e910a86 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7e942b5bb35d8e3af54053d19a6bf04143a3955

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49033? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit() Syzkaller reported BUG as follows: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 __might_resched.cold+0x222/0x26b kmem_cache_alloc+0x2e7/0x3c0 update_qgroup_limit_item+0xe1/0x390 btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x147b/0x1ee0 create_subvol+0x4eb/0x1710 btrfs_mksubvol+0xfe5/0x13f0 __btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x2b0/0x430 btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_v2+0x25a/0x520 btrfs_ioctl+0x2a1c/0x5ce0 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 Fix this by calling qgroup_dirty() on @dstqgroup, and update limit item in btrfs_run_qgroups() later outside of the spinlock context. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-49033? +

CVE-2022-49033 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-2022-49033? +

CVE-2022-49033 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-2022-49033? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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