net: usb: ax88179_178a: Fix out-of-bounds accesses in RX fixup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.9 and later | 4.9.303, 4.14.268, 4.19.231, 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24, 5.16.10, 5.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.9 and later Fixed in 4.9.303, 4.14.268, 4.19.231, 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24, 5.16.10, 5.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 to before 4.9.303; 4.10 to before 4.14.268; 4.15 to before 4.19.231; 4.20 to before 5.4.180; 5.5 to before 5.10.101; 5.11 to before 5.15.24; 5.16 to before 5.16.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 to before 4.9.303; 4.10 to before 4.14.268; 4.15 to before 4.19.231; 4.20 to before 5.4.180; 5.5 to before 5.10.101; 5.11 to before 5.15.24; 5.16 to before 5.16.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.303, 4.14.268, 4.19.231, 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24, 5.16.10, 5.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjq5-pfrc-9vjr
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711b6bf3fb052f0a6b5b3205d50e30c0c2980382
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f0cfb36c1f1964a59ce544156677601e2d8740
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1668781ed24da43498799aa4f65714a7de201930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fd5492ee769029a636f1fb521716b022b1423d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758290defe93a865a2880d10c5d5abd288b64b5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd0393adcdcefab7e131488e10dcfde5e02d6eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9681823f96a811268265f35307072ad80713c274
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57bc3d3ae8c14df3ceb4e17d26ddf9eeab304581
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjq5-pfrc-9vjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48805 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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