CVE-2022-48870

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fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x1d/0x50\n do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n </TASK>\n Modules linked in: speakup_audptr(-) speakup\n Dumping ftrace buffer:\n\nin_synth->dev was not initialized during modprobe, so we add check\nfor in_synth->dev to fix this bug."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: tty: corrige posible null-ptr-defer en spk_ttyio_release Ejecute las siguientes pruebas en la plataforma qemu: syzkaller:~# modprobe Speakup_audptr input: Speakup as /devices/virtual/input/input4 dispositivo inicializado: /dev/synth, nodo (MAJOR 10, MINOR 125) Speakup 3.1.6: el nombre del sintetizador inicializado en la entrada es: (nulo) la sonda de sintetizador spk_ttyio_initialise_ldisc fall\u00f3 porque tty_kopen_exclusive devolvi\u00f3 un error (errno -16), luego elimine el m\u00f3dulo, obtendremos un problema de aplazamiento de ptr nulo, como sigue: syzkaller:~# modprobe -r Speakup_audptr liberando sintetizador audptr ERROR: desreferencia del puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 00000000000000080 #PF: acceso de escritura del supervisor en modo kernel #PF: c\u00f3digo_error(0x0002 ) - p\u00e1gina no presente PGD 0 P4D 0 Ups: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 2 PID: 204 Comm: modprobe No contaminado 6.1.0-rc6-dirty #1 RIP: 0010:mutex_lock+0x14/0x30 Llamada Seguimiento: spk_ttyio_release+0x19/0x70 [speakup] synth_release.part.6+0xac/0xc0 [speakup] synth_remove+0x56/0x60 [speakup] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x156/0x250? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x1d/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90 entry_syscall_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd m\u00f3dulos vinculados en: sheakup_audptr (-) volcando ftrace b\u00fafer: in_synth-&gt;&gt; nth-&gt; dev para corregir este error."}], "id": "CVE-2022-48870", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:16:26.147", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2022-48870", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T16:05:32.027830Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2024-08-21T07:15:04.143", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2da67bff29ab49caafb0766e8b8383b735ff796f"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5abbeebd8296c2301023b8dc4b5a6c0d5229b4f5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64152e05a4de3ebf59f1740a0985a6d5fba0c77b"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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