CVE-2022-49862

kernel: tipc: fix the msg->req tlv len check in tipc_nl_compat_name_table_dump_header

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 1, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the tipc module in the Linux kernel. An uninitialized value issue can be triggered due to a missing type cast when comparing the length of data with the size of an object. This issue can potentially cause system instability and result in a denial of service.

Statement

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and 9.2 via RHSA-2023:7077 [1] and RHSA-2023:2458 [2], respectively.

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077

[2]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource