ptp: unregister virtual clocks when unregistering physical clock.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 3 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: ptp: unregister virtual clocks when unregistering physical clock. When unregistering a physical clock which has some virtual clocks, unregister the virtual clocks with it. This fixes the following oops, which can be triggered by unloading a driver providing a PTP clock when it has enabled virtual clocks: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc04fc4d8 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:ptp_vclock_read+0x31/0xb0 Call Trace: timecounter_read+0xf/0x50 ptp_vclock_refresh+0x2c/0x50 ? ptp_clock_release+0x40/0x40 ptp_aux_kworker+0x17/0x30 kthread_worker_fn+0x9b/0x240 ? kthread_should_park+0x30/0x30 kthread+0xe2/0x110 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 and later | 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14.1 to before 5.15.33; 5.16 to before 5.16.19; 5.17 to before 5.17.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.1 to before 5.15.33; 5.16 to before 5.16.19; 5.17 to before 5.17.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:8267 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49229
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p4x2-vc4x-vj7c
References
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4x2-vc4x-vj7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49229 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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