CVE-2022-50041: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-xfr9-gjjg-cfch
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CVSS 5.5
CWE-617
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-50041 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-617: Reachable Assertion) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2022-50041 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-50041
GHSA Identifier GHSA-xfr9-gjjg-cfch
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification CWE-617: Reachable Assertion
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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

How to Fix CVE-2022-50041

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2022-50041, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-617: Reachable Assertion, where the product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix call trace with null VSI during VF reset During stress test with attaching and detaching VF from KVM and simultaneously changing VFs spoofcheck and trust there was a call trace in ice_reset_vf that VF's VSI is null. [145237.352797] WARNING: CPU: 46 PID: 840629 at drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c:508 ice_reset_vf+0x3d6/0x410 [ice] [145237.352851] Modules linked in: ice(E) vfio_pci vfio_pci_core vfio_virqfd vfio_iommu_type1 vfio iavf dm_mod xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink tun bridge stp llc sunrpc intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sb_edac x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm iTCO_wdt iTC O_vendor_support irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel rapl ipmi_si intel_cstate ipmi_devintf joydev intel_uncore m ei_me ipmi_msghandler i2c_i801 pcspkr mei lpc_ich ioatdma i2c_smbus acpi_pad acpi_power_meter ip_tables xfs libcrc32c i2c_algo_bit drm_sh mem_helper drm_kms_helper sd_mod t10_pi crc64_rocksoft syscopyarea crc64 sysfillrect sg sysimgblt fb_sys_fops drm i40e ixgbe ahci libahci libata crc32c_intel mdio dca wmi fuse [last unloaded: ice] [145237.352917] CPU: 46 PID: 840629 Comm: kworker/46:2 Tainted: G S W I E 5.19.0-rc6+ #24 [145237.352921] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WTT/S2600WTT, BIOS SE5C610.86B.01.01.0008.021120151325 02/11/2015 [145237.352923] Workqueue: ice ice_service_task [ice] [145237.352948] RIP: 0010:ice_reset_vf+0x3d6/0x410 [ice] [145237.352984] Code: 30 ec f3 cc e9 28 fd ff ff 0f b7 4b 50 48 c7 c2 48 19 9c c0 4c 89 ee 48 c7 c7 30 fe 9e c0 e8 d1 21 9d cc 31 c0 e9 a 9 fe ff ff <0f> 0b b8 ea ff ff ff e9 c1 fc ff ff 0f 0b b8 fb ff ff ff e9 91 fe [145237.352987] RSP: 0018:ffffb453e257fdb8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [145237.352990] RAX: ffff8bd0040181c0 RBX: ffff8be68db8f800 RCX: 0000000000000000 [145237.352991] RDX: 000000000000ffff RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8be68db8f800 [145237.352993] RBP: ffff8bd0040181c0 R08: 0000000000001000 R09: ffff8bcfd520e000 [145237.352995] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 00008417b5ab0bc0 R12: 0000000000000005 [145237.352996] R13: ffff8bcee061c0d0 R14: ffff8bd004019640 R15: 0000000000000000 [145237.352998] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8be5dfb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [145237.353000] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [145237.353002] CR2: 00007fd81f651d68 CR3: 0000001a0fe10001 CR4: 00000000001726e0 [145237.353003] Call Trace: [145237.353008] <TASK> [145237.353011] ice_process_vflr_event+0x8d/0xb0 [ice] [145237.353049] ice_service_task+0x79f/0xef0 [ice] [145237.353074] process_one_work+0x1c8/0x390 [145237.353081] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390 [145237.353084] worker_thread+0x30/0x360 [145237.353087] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390 [145237.353090] kthread+0xe8/0x110 [145237.353094] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [145237.353097] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [145237.353103] </TASK> Remove WARN_ON() from check if VSI is null in ice_reset_vf. Add "VF is already removed\n" in dev_dbg(). This WARN_ON() is unnecessary and causes call trace, despite that call trace, driver still works. There is no need for this warn because this piece of code is responsible for disabling VF's Tx/Rx queues when VF is disabled, but when VF is already removed there is no need to do reset or disable queues.

References

NVD — CVE-2022-50041 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50041
git.kernel.org/stable/c/af1b0d1547... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af1b0d1547dd1686ae842cac7f3678649a5cbd89
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf90b74341... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf90b74341eecc32ceef0c136954a1668e43b1e7

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50041?
CVE-2022-50041 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-617: Reachable Assertion.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2022-50041?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50041?
CVE-2022-50041 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-50041?
CVE-2022-50041 is classified under CWE-617: Reachable Assertion (The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2022-50041?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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