LSM: general protection fault in legacy_parse_param
The usual LSM hook "bail on fail" scheme doesn't work for cases where
a security module may return an error code indicating that it does not
recognize an input. In this particular case Smack sees a mount option
that it recognizes, and returns 0. A call to a BPF hook follows, which
returns -ENOPARAM, which confuses the caller because Smack has processed
its data.
The SELinux hook incorrectly returns 1 on success. There was a time
when this was correct, however the current expectation is that it
return 0 on success. This is repaired.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55045 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LSM: general protection fault in legacy_parse_param The usual LSM hook "bail on fail" scheme doesn't work for cases where a security module may return an error code indicating that it does not recognize an input. In this particular case Smack sees a mount option that it recognizes, and returns 0. A call to a BPF hook follows, which returns -ENOPARAM, which confuses the caller because Smack has processed its data. The SELinux hook incorrectly returns 1 on success. There was a time when this was correct, however the current expectation is that it return 0 on success. This is repaired. |
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:30:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Thu, 29 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-807 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LSM: general protection fault in legacy_parse_param The usual LSM hook "bail on fail" scheme doesn't work for cases where a security module may return an error code indicating that it does not recognize an input. In this particular case Smack sees a mount option that it recognizes, and returns 0. A call to a BPF hook follows, which returns -ENOPARAM, which confuses the caller because Smack has processed its data. The SELinux hook incorrectly returns 1 on success. There was a time when this was correct, however the current expectation is that it return 0 on success. This is repaired. | |
| Title | LSM: general protection fault in legacy_parse_param | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T18:54:40.977Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T01:49:39.282Z
Link: CVE-2022-49180
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-02-26T07:00:55.137
Modified: 2025-10-22T17:17:09.707
Link: CVE-2022-49180
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