CVE-2022-49145 ACPI: CPPC: Avoid out of bounds access when parsing _CPC data
A local attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's ACPI CPPC driver when parsing malformed _CPC data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49145?
CVE-2022-49145 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: CPPC: Avoid out of bounds access when parsing _CPC data
If the NumEntries field in the _CPC return package is less than 2, do not attempt to access the "Revision" element of that package, because it may not be present then.
BugLink: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220322143534.GC32582@xsang-OptiPlex-9020/
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49145?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-49145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49145, GHSA-j4x2-v364-5ppc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49145.