GSD-2022-1005147 virtio-blk: Avoid use-after-free on suspend/resume

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A use-after-free vulnerability in the virtio-blk driver during suspend/resume can lead to system crashes or potential code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is GSD-2022-1005147?

GSD-2022-1005147 is an use after free vulnerability in Kernel, published on 16 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

virtio-blk: Avoid use-after-free on suspend/resume

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.19.4 by commit 2b54e14535bc34bf649372060d518ec9f2b893b3, it was introduced in version v5.19 by commit 4e0400525691d0e676dbe002641f9a61261f1e1b. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1005147?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2022-1005147?

No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1005147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is GSD-2022-1005147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1005147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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