CVE-2022-48805

net: usb: ax88179_178a: Fix out-of-bounds accesses in RX fixup

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2024 at 11:43 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: ax88179_178a: Fix out-of-bounds accesses in RX fixup ax88179_rx_fixup() contains several out-of-bounds accesses that can be triggered by a malicious (or defective) USB device, in particular: - The metadata array (hdr_off..hdr_off+2*pkt_cnt) can be out of bounds, causing OOB reads and (on big-endian systems) OOB endianness flips. - A packet can overlap the metadata array, causing a later OOB endianness flip to corrupt data used by a cloned SKB that has already been handed off into the network stack. - A packet SKB can be constructed whose tail is far beyond its end, causing out-of-bounds heap data to be considered part of the SKB's data. I have tested that this can be used by a malicious USB device to send a bogus ICMPv6 Echo Request and receive an ICMPv6 Echo Reply in response that contains random kernel heap data. It's probably also possible to get OOB writes from this on a little-endian system somehow - maybe by triggering skb_cow() via IP options processing -, but I haven't tested that.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.9 ≤ v < 4.14.2683.9 ≤ v < 4.19.2313.9 ≤ v < 4.9.3033.9 ≤ v < 5.10.1013.9 ≤ v < 5.15.243.9 ≤ v < 5.16.103.9 ≤ v < 5.173.9 ≤ v < 5.4.1804.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2684.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2314.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1805.11 ≤ v < 5.15.245.16 ≤ v < 5.16.105.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1015.17 rc15.17 rc25.17 rc3e2ca90c276e1fc410d7cd3c1a4eee245ec902a20
Vendor states this is fixed in 1668781ed24da43498799aa4f65714a7de201930 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 57bc3d3ae8c14df3ceb4e17d26ddf9eeab304581 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 63f0cfb36c1f1964a59ce544156677601e2d8740 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 711b6bf3fb052f0a6b5b3205d50e30c0c2980382 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 758290defe93a865a2880d10c5d5abd288b64b5d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9681823f96a811268265f35307072ad80713c274 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0fd5492ee769029a636f1fb521716b022b1423d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ffd0393adcdcefab7e131488e10dcfde5e02d6eb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.268 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.231 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.303 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.180 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1668781ed24da43498799aa4f65714a7de201930
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57bc3d3ae8c14df3ceb4e17d26ddf9eeab304581
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f0cfb36c1f1964a59ce544156677601e2d8740
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711b6bf3fb052f0a6b5b3205d50e30c0c2980382
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758290defe93a865a2880d10c5d5abd288b64b5d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9681823f96a811268265f35307072ad80713c274
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fd5492ee769029a636f1fb521716b022b1423d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd0393adcdcefab7e131488e10dcfde5e02d6eb

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SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
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