CVE-2022-48832
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: don't deref the syscall args when checking the openat2 open_how::flags As reported by Jeff, dereferencing the openat2 syscall argument in audit_match_perm() to obtain the open_how::flags can result in an oops/page-fault. This patch fixes this by using the open_how struct that we store in the audit_context with audit_openat2_how(). Independent of this patch, Richard Guy Briggs posted a similar patch to the audit mailing list roughly 40 minutes after this patch was posted.
Published:Jul 16, 2024
Last Modified:Oct 7, 2025
EPS:Jul 16, 2024
EPSS Score:0.00031
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
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Linux Kernel
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Common Weakness Enumeration
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