CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49451

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the arm_scmi firmware subsystem has a vulnerability due to improper validation of the number of protocols during protocol list enumeration. The check uses a sum of unsigned integers that can overflow and bypass the validation. The fix avoids the addition in the validation.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow bypassing validation and potentially cause improper SCMI protocol management, leading to unexpected system behavior.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for arm_scmi. Ensure systems using SCMI are updated.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix list protocols enumeration in the base protocol While enumerating protocols implemented by the SCMI platform using BASE_DISCOVER_LIST_PROTOCOLS, the number of returned protocols is currently validated in an improper way since the check employs a sum between unsigned integers that could overflow and cause the check itself to be silently bypassed if the returned value 'loop_num_ret' is big enough. Fix the validation avoiding the addition.

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