CVE-2022-50394

  • Published: 2025-09-18T14:15:38.490

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

i2c: ismt: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in ismt_access()

When the driver does not check the data from the user, the variable
‘data->block[0]’ may be very large to cause an out-of-bounds bug.

The following log can reveal it:

[ 33.995542] i2c i2c-1: ioctl, cmd=0x720, arg=0x7ffcb3dc3a20
[ 33.995978] ismt_smbus 0000:00:05.0: I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA: WRITE
[ 33.996475] ==================================================================
[ 33.996995] BUG: KASAN: out-of-bounds in ismt_access.cold+0x374/0x214b
[ 33.997473] Read of size 18446744073709551615 at addr ffff88810efcfdb1 by task ismt_poc/485
[ 33.999450] Call Trace:
[ 34.001849] memcpy+0x20/0x60
[ 34.002077] ismt_access.cold+0x374/0x214b
[ 34.003382] __i2c_smbus_xfer+0x44f/0xfb0
[ 34.004007] i2c_smbus_xfer+0x10a/0x390
[ 34.004291] i2cdev_ioctl_smbus+0x2c8/0x710
[ 34.005196] i2cdev_ioctl+0x5ec/0x74c

Fix this bug by checking the size of ‘data->block[0]’ first.

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How to fix CVE-2022-50394

CVE-2022-50394 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: ismt: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in ismt_access() When the driver does not check the data from the user, the variable ‘data->block[0]’ may be very large to cause an out-of-bounds bug. The following log can reveal it: [ 33.995542] i2c i2c-1: ioctl, cmd=0x720, arg=0x7ffcb3dc3a20 [ […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 18, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

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