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CVE-2022-49788— misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于vmci_host驱动中未初始化数据泄露，可能导致内核信息泄露。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.23% · P14

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Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< 7ccf7229b96fadc3a185d1391f814a604c7ef609 affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< f04586c2315cfd03d72ad0395705435e7ed07b1a affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< 5a275528025ae4bc7e2232866856dfebf84b2fad affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< e7061dd1fef2dfb6458cd521aef27aa66f510d31 affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< 62634b43d3c4e1bf62fd540196f7081bf0885c0a affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< 8e2f33c598370bcf828bab4d667d1d38bcd3c57d affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< 76c50d77b928a33e5290aaa9fdc10e88254ff8c7 affected
06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135< e5b0d06d9b10f5f43101bd6598b076c347f9295f affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-49788

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Vulnerability Title
misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() `struct vmci_event_qp` allocated by qp_notify_peer() contains padding, which may carry uninitialized data to the userspace, as observed by KMSAN: BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user ./include/linux/instrumented.h:121 instrument_copy_to_user ./include/linux/instrumented.h:121 _copy_to_user+0x5f/0xb0 lib/usercopy.c:33 copy_to_user ./include/linux/uaccess.h:169 vmci_host_do_receive_datagram drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:431 vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x33d/0x43d0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:925 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: kmemdup+0x74/0xb0 mm/util.c:131 dg_dispatch_as_host drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c:271 vmci_datagram_dispatch+0x4f8/0xfc0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c:339 qp_notify_peer+0x19a/0x290 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1479 qp_broker_attach drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1662 qp_broker_alloc+0x2977/0x2f30 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1750 vmci_qp_broker_alloc+0x96/0xd0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1940 vmci_host_do_alloc_queuepair drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:488 vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x24fd/0x43d0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:927 ... Local variable ev created at: qp_notify_peer+0x54/0x290 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1456 qp_broker_attach drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1662 qp_broker_alloc+0x2977/0x2f30 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1750 Bytes 28-31 of 48 are uninitialized Memory access of size 48 starts at ffff888035155e00 Data copied to user address 0000000020000100 Use memset() to prevent the infoleaks. Also speculatively fix qp_notify_peer_local(), which may suffer from the same problem.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于vmci_host驱动中未初始化数据泄露，可能导致内核信息泄露。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 06164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135 ~ 7ccf7229b96fadc3a185d1391f814a604c7ef609 -
Linux Linux 3.9 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2022-49788 (8)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-05-01 · 245 CVEs total

CVE-2025-37750 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix UAF in decryption with multichannel
CVE-2025-37778 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: Fix dangling pointer in krb_authenticate
CVE-2022-49770 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: avoid putting the realm twice when decoding snaps fails
CVE-2022-49931 8.8 HIGH IB/hfi1: Correctly move list in sc_disable()
CVE-2025-37776 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb_break_all_levII_oplock()
CVE-2025-37777 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in __smb2_lease_break_noti()
CVE-2025-37790 8.8 HIGH net: mctp: Set SOCK_RCU_FREE
CVE-2022-49910 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free caused by l2cap_reassemble_sdu
CVE-2022-49886 8.4 HIGH x86/tdx: Panic on bad configs that #VE on "private" memory access
CVE-2025-23159 8.4 HIGH media: venus: hfi: add a check to handle OOB in sfr region
CVE-2025-37749 8.2 HIGH net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung
CVE-2025-37765 7.8 HIGH drm/nouveau: prime: fix ttm_bo_delayed_delete oops
CVE-2025-37779 7.8 HIGH lib/iov_iter: fix to increase non slab folio refcount
CVE-2022-49920 7.8 HIGH netfilter: nf_tables: netlink notifier might race to release objects
CVE-2022-49919 7.8 HIGH netfilter: nf_tables: release flow rule object from commit path
CVE-2022-49921 7.8 HIGH net: sched: Fix use after free in red_enqueue()
CVE-2025-37752 7.8 HIGH net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation
CVE-2025-37756 7.8 HIGH net: tls: explicitly disallow disconnect
CVE-2025-37761 7.8 HIGH drm/xe: Fix an out-of-bounds shift when invalidating TLB
CVE-2022-49804 7.8 HIGH s390: avoid using global register for current_stack_pointer

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