Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49689

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_version("1.1");
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  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-49689");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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: xen-blkfront: Handle NULL gendisk When
    a VBD is not fully created and then closed, the kernel can have a NULL pointer dereference: The reproducer
    is trivial: [user@dom0 ~]$ sudo xl block-attach work backend=sys-usb vdev=xvdi target=/dev/sdz [user@dom0
    ~]$ xl block-list work Vdev BE handle state evt-ch ring-ref BE-path 51712 0 241 4 -1 -1
    /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/241/51712 51728 0 241 4 -1 -1 /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/241/51728 51744 0
    241 4 -1 -1 /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/241/51744 51760 0 241 4 -1 -1
    /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/241/51760 51840 3 241 3 -1 -1 /local/domain/3/backend/vbd/241/51840 ^ note
    state, the /dev/sdz doesn't exist in the backend [user@dom0 ~]$ sudo xl block-detach work xvdi [user@dom0
    ~]$ xl block-list work Vdev BE handle state evt-ch ring-ref BE-path work is an invalid domain identifier
    And its console has: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000050 PGD 80000000edebb067
    P4D 80000000edebb067 PUD edec2067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 52 Comm: xenwatch Not
    tainted 5.16.18-2.43.fc32.qubes.x86_64 #1 RIP: 0010:blk_mq_stop_hw_queues+0x5/0x40 Code: 00 48 83 e0 fd 83
    c3 01 48 89 85 a8 00 00 00 41 39 5c 24 50 77 c0 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d c3 c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00
    00 <8b> 47 50 85 c0 74 32 41 54 49 89 fc 55 53 31 db 49 8b 44 24 48 48 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000bcfe98 EFLAGS:
    00010293 RAX: ffffffffc0008370 RBX: 0000000000000005 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI:
    0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88800775f000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff888006e620b8
    R10: ffff888006e620b0 R11: f000000000000000 R12: ffff8880bff39000 R13: ffff8880bff39000 R14:
    0000000000000000 R15: ffff88800604be00 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880f3300000(0000)
    knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000050 CR3:
    00000000e932e002 CR4: 00000000003706e0 Call Trace: <TASK> blkback_changed+0x95/0x137 [xen_blkfront] ?
    read_reply+0x160/0x160 xenwatch_thread+0xc0/0x1a0 ? do_wait_intr_irq+0xa0/0xa0 kthread+0x16b/0x190 ?
    set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 </TASK> Modules linked in: snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer
    snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer snd soundcore ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_state xt_conntrack nft_counter
    nft_chain_nat xt_MASQUERADE nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nft_compat nf_tables
    nfnetlink intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel
    xen_netfront pcspkr xen_scsiback target_core_mod xen_netback xen_privcmd xen_gntdev xen_gntalloc
    xen_blkback xen_evtchn ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler fuse bpf_preload ip_tables overlay xen_blkfront CR2:
    0000000000000050 ---[ end trace 7bc9597fd06ae89d ]--- RIP: 0010:blk_mq_stop_hw_queues+0x5/0x40 Code: 00 48
    83 e0 fd 83 c3 01 48 89 85 a8 00 00 00 41 39 5c 24 50 77 c0 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d c3 c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00
    0f 1f 44 00 00 <8b> 47 50 85 c0 74 32 41 54 49 89 fc 55 53 31 db 49 8b 44 24 48 48 RSP:
    0018:ffffc90000bcfe98 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffffc0008370 RBX: 0000000000000005 RCX: 0000000000000000
    RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88800775f000 R08:
    0000000000000001 R09: ffff888006e620b8 R10: ffff888006e620b0 R11: f000000000000000 R12: ffff8880bff39000
    R13: ffff8880bff39000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88800604be00 FS: 0000000000000000(0000)
    GS:ffff8880f3300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2:
    0000000000000050 CR3: 00000000e932e002 CR4: 00000000003706e0 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
    Kernel Offset: disabled info->rq and info->gd are only set in blkfront_connect(), which is called for
    state 4 (XenbusStateConnected). Guard against using NULL variables in blkfront_closing() to avoid
    ---truncated--- (CVE-2022-49689)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-49689");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");

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  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}
include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
 "metadata": {
  "spec_version": "1.0p"
 },
 "requires": [
  {
   "scope": "scan_config",
   "match": {
    "vendor_unpatched": true
   }
  },
  {
   "scope": "target",
   "match": {
    "os": "linux"
   }
  }
 ],
 "report": {
  "report_type": "unpatched"
 },
 "checks": [
  {
   "product": {
    "name": [
     "kernel",
     "kernel-rt"
    ],
    "type": "rpm_package"
   },
   "check_algorithm": "rpm",
   "constraints": [
    {
     "requires": [
      {
       "scope": "target",
       "match": {
        "distro": "redhat"
       }
      },
      {
       "scope": "target",
       "match": {
        "os_version": "9"
       }
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
};

var vdf_res = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result: vdf_res);