CVE-2022-48687
Public on 2024-05-03
Modified on 2024-05-18
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix out-of-bounds read when setting HMAC data. The SRv6 layer allows defining HMAC data that can later be used to sign IPv6 Segment Routing Headers. This configuration is realised via netlink through four attributes: SEG6_ATTR_HMACKEYID, SEG6_ATTR_SECRET, SEG6_ATTR_SECRETLEN and SEG6_ATTR_ALGID.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS-2022-1636 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS2-2022-1852 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-020 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-036 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |