Vulnerability identifier: #VU93383

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48628

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the __inc_stopping_blocker() function in fs/ceph/super.c, within the ceph_handle_snap() and up_write() functions in fs/ceph/snap.c, within the ceph_handle_quota() function in fs/ceph/quota.c, within the handle_lease(), mutex_unlock() and ceph_mdsc_init() functions in fs/ceph/mds_client.c, within the ceph_handle_caps() and iput() functions in fs/ceph/caps.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89744b64914426cbabceb3d8a149176b5dafdfb5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f82395f04a976d4fa97de7f2acffa1c1096571
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3dfcab2080dc1f9a4b09cc1327361bc2845bfcd

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.