# CVE-2022-0494: Information disclosure in kernel

> A local attacker with specific privileges can exploit a Linux kernel flaw to leak sensitive information, compromising confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-9240, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0494, GHSA-c6f2-mj5c-wfq2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0494

## What is CVE-2022-0494?

CVE-2022-0494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0494?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0494?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-0494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.