Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49444 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in module: fix [e_shstrndx].sh_size=0 OOB access. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 <09cb6663618a74fe5572a4931ecbf098832e79ec || >=ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 <921630e2e5124a04158129a8f22f4b425e61a858 || >=ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 <45a76414b6d8b8b39c23fea53b9d20e831ae72a0 || >=ec2a29593c83ed71a7f16e3243941ebfcf75fdf6 <391e982bfa632b8315235d8be9c0a81374c6a19c || 05d891e76dde3e430c707dae7d85139794eeadbd || d802672c7f00963613f289579073ac519f0d306c || 214aa69cac91a723239118bbbfe77d5654ddff6b || >=5.4.110 <5.5 || >=5.10.26 <5.11 || >=5.11.3 <5.12 | 09cb6663618a74fe5572a4931ecbf098832e79ec, 921630e2e5124a04158129a8f22f4b425e61a858, 45a76414b6d8b8b39c23fea53b9d20e831ae72a0, 391e982bfa632b8315235d8be9c0a81374c6a19c, 5.5, 5.11, 5.12 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 26, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: fix [e_shstrndx].sh_size=0 OOB access It is trivial to craft a module to trigger OOB access in this line: if (info->secstrings[strhdr->sh_size - 1] != '\0') { BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90000aa0fff PGD 100000067 P4D 100000067 PUD 100066067 PMD 10436f067 PTE 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 7 PID: 1215 Comm: insmod Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-00007-g9bf578647087-dirty #10 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-4.fc34 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:load_module+0x19b/0x2391 [rebased patch onto modules-next]
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