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Linux Kernel CVE-2022-49592

HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2025-02-26 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Intel Linux Linux Kernel Red Hat Suse
High
Disputed · 7.8 NVD
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 LOW
qualitative

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:28 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:28 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Feb 26, 2025 - 07:01 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: stmmac: fix dma queue left shift overflow issue

When queue number is > 4, left shift overflows due to 32 bits integer variable. Mask calculation is wrong for MTL_RXQ_DMA_MAP1.

If CONFIG_UBSAN is enabled, kernel dumps below warning: [ 10.363842] ============== [ 10.363882] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in /build/linux-intel-iotg-5.15-8e6Tf4/ linux-intel-iotg-5.15-5.15.0/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c:224:12 [ 10.363929] shift exponent 40 is too large for 32-bit type 'unsigned int' [ 10.363953] CPU: 1 PID: 599 Comm: NetworkManager Not tainted 5.15.0-1003-intel-iotg [ 10.363956] Hardware name: ADLINK Technology Inc. LEC-EL/LEC-EL, BIOS 0.15.11 12/22/2021 [ 10.363958] Call Trace: [ 10.363960] <TASK> [ 10.363963] dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f [ 10.363971] dump_stack+0x10/0x12 [ 10.363974] ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 [ 10.363976] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0x10e [ 10.363979] ? wake_up_klogd+0x4a/0x50 [ 10.363983] ? vprintk_emit+0x8f/0x240 [ 10.363986] dwmac4_map_mtl_dma.cold+0x42/0x91 [stmmac] [ 10.364001] stmmac_mtl_configuration+0x1ce/0x7a0 [stmmac] [ 10.364009] ? dwmac410_dma_init_channel+0x70/0x70 [stmmac] [ 10.364020] stmmac_hw_setup.cold+0xf/0xb14 [stmmac] [ 10.364030] ? page_pool_alloc_pages+0x4d/0x70 [ 10.364034] ? stmmac_clear_tx_descriptors+0x6e/0xe0 [stmmac] [ 10.364042] stmmac_open+0x39e/0x920 [stmmac] [ 10.364050] __dev_open+0xf0/0x1a0 [ 10.364054] __dev_change_flags+0x188/0x1f0 [ 10.364057] dev_change_flags+0x26/0x60 [ 10.364059] do_setlink+0x908/0xc40 [ 10.364062] ? do_setlink+0xb10/0xc40 [ 10.364064] ? __nla_validate_parse+0x4c/0x1a0 [ 10.364068] __rtnl_newlink+0x597/0xa10 [ 10.364072] ? __nla_reserve+0x41/0x50 [ 10.364074] ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x1d0/0x4d0 [ 10.364079] ? pskb_expand_head+0x75/0x310 [ 10.364082] ? nla_reserve_64bit+0x21/0x40 [ 10.364086] ? skb_free_head+0x65/0x80 [ 10.364089] ? security_sock_rcv_skb+0x2c/0x50 [ 10.364094] ? __cond_resched+0x19/0x30 [ 10.364097] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x15a/0x420 [ 10.364100] rtnl_newlink+0x49/0x70

This change fixes MTL_RXQ_DMA_MAP1 mask issue and channel/queue mapping warning.

BugLink: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216195

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: stmmac: fix dma queue left shift overflow issue When queue number is > 4, left shift overflows due to 32 bits integer. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: stmmac: fix dma queue left shift overflow issue When queue number is > 4, left shift overflows due to 32 bits integer variable. Mask calculation is wrong for MTL_RXQ_DMA_MAP1. If CONFIG_UBSAN is enabled, kernel dumps below warning: [ 10.363842] ============== [ 10.363882] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in /build/linux-intel-iotg-5.15-8e6Tf4/ linux-intel-iotg-5.15-5.15.0/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c:224:12 [ 10.363929] shift exponent 40 is too large for 32-bit type 'unsigned int' [ 10.363953] CPU: 1 PID: 599 Comm: NetworkManager Not tainted 5.15.0-1003-intel-iotg [ 10.363956] Hardware name: ADLINK Technology Inc. LEC-EL/LEC-EL, BIOS 0.15.11 12/22/2021 [ 10.363958] Call Trace: [ 10.363960] <TASK> [ 10.363963] dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f [ 10.363971] dump_stack+0x10/0x12 [ 10.363974] ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 [ 10.363976] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0x10e [ 10.363979] ? wake_up_klogd+0x4a/0x50 [ 10.363983] ? vprintk_emit+0x8f/0x240 [ 10.363986] dwmac4_map_mtl_dma.cold+0x42/0x91 [stmmac] [ 10.364001] stmmac_mtl_configuration+0x1ce/0x7a0 [stmmac] [ 10.364009] ? dwmac410_dma_init_channel+0x70/0x70 [stmmac] [ 10.364020] stmmac_hw_setup.cold+0xf/0xb14 [stmmac] [ 10.364030] ? page_pool_alloc_pages+0x4d/0x70 [ 10.364034] ? stmmac_clear_tx_descriptors+0x6e/0xe0 [stmmac] [ 10.364042] stmmac_open+0x39e/0x920 [stmmac] [ 10.364050] __dev_open+0xf0/0x1a0 [ 10.364054] __dev_change_flags+0x188/0x1f0 [ 10.364057] dev_change_flags+0x26/0x60 [ 10.364059] do_setlink+0x908/0xc40 [ 10.364062] ? do_setlink+0xb10/0xc40 [ 10.364064] ? __nla_validate_parse+0x4c/0x1a0 [ 10.364068] __rtnl_newlink+0x597/0xa10 [ 10.364072] ? __nla_reserve+0x41/0x50 [ 10.364074] ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x1d0/0x4d0 [ 10.364079] ? pskb_expand_head+0x75/0x310 [ 10.364082] ? nla_reserve_64bit+0x21/0x40 [ 10.364086] ? skb_free_head+0x65/0x80 [ 10.364089] ? security_sock_rcv_skb+0x2c/0x50 [ 10.364094] ? __cond_resched+0x19/0x30 [ 10.364097] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x15a/0x420 [ 10.364100] rtnl_newlink+0x49/0x70 This change fixes MTL_RXQ_DMA_MAP1 mask issue and channel/queue mapping warning. BugLink: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216195 Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.3:latest Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.4:latest Image SLES15-SP4-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-HPC-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Hardened-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Hardened-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Hardened-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Hardened-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-3-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-SAP Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-GCE Affected
Container suse/sle-micro/base-5.5:2.0.4-5.8.160 Image SLES15-SP5-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GDC Image SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Image SLES15-SP5-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-HPC-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-HPC-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-HPC-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-Hardened-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-Hardened-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-Hardened-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Proxy-5-0-BYOS Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Proxy-5-0-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Proxy-5-0-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Proxy-5-0-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0 Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-Azure-llc Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-Azure-ltd Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-BYOS Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-EC2-llc Image SLES15-SP5-Manager-Server-5-0-EC2-ltd Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5 Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-BYOS Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-Micro-5-5-GCE Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-Azure Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-EC2 Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-GCE Affected
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