CVE-2022-49078

lz4: fix LZ4_decompress_safe_partial read out of bound

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:54 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 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: lz4: fix LZ4_decompress_safe_partial read out of bound When partialDecoding, it is EOF if we've either filled the output buffer or can't proceed with reading an offset for following match. In some extreme corner cases when compressed data is suitably corrupted, UAF will occur. As reported by KASAN [1], LZ4_decompress_safe_partial may lead to read out of bound problem during decoding. lz4 upstream has fixed it [2] and this issue has been disscussed here [3] before. current decompression routine was ported from lz4 v1.8.3, bumping lib/lz4 to v1.9.+ is certainly a huge work to be done later, so, we'd better fix it first. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ [2] https://github.com/lz4/lz4/commit/c5d6f8a8be3927c0bec91bcc58667a6cfad244ad# [3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

Affected

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

4.20 ≤ v < 5.10.1114.20 ≤ v < 5.15.344.20 ≤ v < 5.16.204.20 ≤ v < 5.17.34.20 ≤ v < 5.184.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1895.11 ≤ v < 5.15.345.16 ≤ v < 5.16.205.17 ≤ v < 5.17.35.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1112209fda323e2fd2a2d0885595fd5097717f8d2aa4.20
Vendor states this is fixed in 467d5e200ab4486b744fe1776154a43d1aa22d4b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6adc01a7aa37445dafe8846faa0610a86029b253 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 73953dfa9d50e5c9fe98ee13fd1d3427aa12a0a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9fb8bc6cfc58773ce95414e11c9ccc8fc6ac4927 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e64dbe97c05c769525cbca099ddbd22485630235 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eafc0a02391b7b36617b36c97c4b5d6832cf5e24 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.20 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.111 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.20 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.189 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/467d5e200ab4486b744fe1776154a43d1aa22d4b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6adc01a7aa37445dafe8846faa0610a86029b253
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73953dfa9d50e5c9fe98ee13fd1d3427aa12a0a3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fb8bc6cfc58773ce95414e11c9ccc8fc6ac4927
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e64dbe97c05c769525cbca099ddbd22485630235
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eafc0a02391b7b36617b36c97c4b5d6832cf5e24

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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