CVE-2022-49029
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex_register_bmc() fails Smatch report warning as follows: drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c:509 ibmpex_register_bmc() warn: '&data->list' not removed from list If ibmpex_find_sensors() fails in ibmpex_register_bmc(), data will be freed, but data->list will not be removed from driver_data.bmc_data, then list traversal may cause UAF. Fix by removeing it from driver_data.bmc_data before free().
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49029
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49029.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.12-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.158-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.12-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.