Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49460

high Nessus Plugin ID 227160

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: rk3399_dmc: Disable edev on remove() Otherwise we hit an unablanced enable-count when unbinding the DFI device: [ 1279.659119]
------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1279.659179] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 5638 at drivers/devfreq/devfreq- event.c:360 devfreq_event_remove_edev+0x84/0x8c ... [ 1279.659352] Hardware name: Google Kevin (DT) [ 1279.659363] pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--) [ 1279.659371] pc :
devfreq_event_remove_edev+0x84/0x8c [ 1279.659380] lr : devm_devfreq_event_release+0x1c/0x28 ... [ 1279.659571] Call trace: [ 1279.659582] devfreq_event_remove_edev+0x84/0x8c [ 1279.659590] devm_devfreq_event_release+0x1c/0x28 [ 1279.659602] release_nodes+0x1cc/0x244 [ 1279.659611] devres_release_all+0x44/0x60 [ 1279.659621] device_release_driver_internal+0x11c/0x1ac [ 1279.659629] device_driver_detach+0x20/0x2c [ 1279.659641] unbind_store+0x7c/0xb0 [ 1279.659650] drv_attr_store+0x2c/0x40 [ 1279.659663] sysfs_kf_write+0x44/0x58 [ 1279.659672] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0xf4/0x190 [ 1279.659684] vfs_write+0x2b0/0x2e4 [ 1279.659693] ksys_write+0x80/0xec [ 1279.659701] __arm64_sys_write+0x24/0x30 [ 1279.659714] el0_svc_common+0xf0/0x1d8 [ 1279.659724] do_el0_svc_compat+0x28/0x3c [ 1279.659738] el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x1c [ 1279.659746] el0_sync_compat_handler+0xa8/0xcc [ 1279.659758] el0_sync_compat+0x188/0x1c0 [ 1279.659768] ---[ end trace cec200e5094155b4 ]--- (CVE-2022-49460)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 227160

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_49460.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-49460

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49460

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