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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49688

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49688 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix dynamic root getattr The recent patch to make afs_getattr consult the server didn't account for the pseudo-inodes employed by the dynamic root-type afs superblock not having a volume or a server to access, and thus an oops occurs if such a directory is stat'd. Fix this by checking to see if the vnode->volume pointer actually points anywhere before following it in afs_getattr(). This can be tested by stat'ing a directory in /afs. It may be sufficient just to do "ls /afs" and the oops looks something like: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000020 ... RIP: 0010:afs_getattr+0x8b/0x14b ... Call Trace: <TASK> vfs_statx+0x79/0xf5 vfs_fstatat+0x49/0x62

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux5.10.46-4, 5.10.70-1~bpo10+1, 5.10.92-1
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 26, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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