# CVE-2022-49374: tipc: check attribute length for bearer name

> A missing length check in the Linux kernel TIPC bearer name handling allows attackers to read uninitialized memory, potentially disclosing sensitive kernel data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49374, GHSA-4mff-cr8h-2rm2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49374

## What is CVE-2022-49374?

CVE-2022-49374 is a medium-severity 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:

tipc: check attribute length for bearer name

syzbot reported uninit-value:
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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:644 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4f9/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:644 [inline]
 string+0x4f9/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
 vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806
 vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158
 vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256
 vprintk_default+0x86/0xa0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2283
 vprintk+0x15f/0x180 kernel/printk/printk_safe.c:50
 _printk+0x18d/0x1cf kernel/printk/printk.c:2293
 tipc_enable_bearer net/tipc/bearer.c:371 [inline]
 __tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0x2022/0x22a0 net/tipc/bearer.c:1033
 tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0x6c/0xb0 net/tipc/bearer.c:1042
 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:731 [inline]

- Do sanity check the attribute length for TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME.
- Do not use 'illegal name' in printing message.

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49374?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49374?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49374 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. 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-2022-49374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49374/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49374

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49374/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.