CVE-2022-49759
published 2025-03-27CVE-2022-49759: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data()
which uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic
context (and therefore potentially in a deadlock).
Use threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage
of tasklets.
[ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145
[ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd
[ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0
[ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
[ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762:
[ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock]
[ 20.264658] Preemption disabled at:
[ 20.264659] [] vmci_send_datagram+0x44/0xa0 [vmw_vmci]
[ 20.264665] CPU: 0 PID: 762 Comm: vmtoolsd Not tainted 5.19.0-0.rc8.20220727git39c3c396f813.60.fc37.aarch64 #1
[ 20.264667] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VBSA/VBSA, BIOS VEFI 12/31/2020
[ 20.264668] Call trace:
[ 20.264669] dump_backtrace+0xc4/0x130
[ 20.264672] show_stack+0x24/0x80
[ 20.264673] dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4
[ 20.264676] dump_stack+0x18/0x34
[ 20.264677] __might_resched+0x1a0/0x280
[ 20.264679] __might_sleep+0x58/0x90
[ 20.264681] vmci_read_data+0x74/0x120 [vmw_vmci]
[ 20.264683] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x64/0x204 [vmw_vmci]
[ 20.264686] tasklet_action_common.constprop.0+0x13c/0x150
[ 20.264688] tasklet_action+0x40/0x50
[ 20.264689] __do_softirq+0x23c/0x6b4
[ 20.264690] __irq_exit_rcu+0x104/0x214
[ 20.264691] irq_exit_rcu+0x1c/0x50
[ 20.264693] el1_interrupt+0x38/0x6c
[ 20.264695] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24
[ 20.264696] el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c
[ 20.264697] preempt_count_sub+0xa4/0xe0
[ 20.264698] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x64/0xb0
[ 20.264701] vmci_send_datagram+0x7c/0xa0 [vmw_vmci]
[ 20.264703] vmci_datagram_dispatch+0x84/0x100 [vmw_vmci]
[ 20.264706] vmci_datagram_send+0x2c/0x40
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.8-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.8-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 463713eb6164b6577f8e91447c7745628215531b < 548ea9dd5e01b0ecf53d2563004c80abd636743d | 548ea9dd5e01b0ecf53d2563004c80abd636743d |
| linux | linux | >= 463713eb6164b6577f8e91447c7745628215531b < 3daed6345d5880464f46adab871d208e1baa2f3a | 3daed6345d5880464f46adab871d208e1baa2f3a |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.8-1 | 6.1.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.8-1 | 6.1.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.8-1 | 6.1.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.18 < 6.1.8 | 6.1.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
vendor_redhat·2025-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49759 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 kernel: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
kernel: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data()
which uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic
context (and therefore potentially in a deadlock).
Use threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage
of tasklets.
[ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145
[ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd
[ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0
[ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
[ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762:
[ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+
Debian
CVE-2022-49759: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use t...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49759 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-49759: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use t...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data() which uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic context (and therefore potentially in a deadlock). Use threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage of tasklets. [ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145 [ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd [ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0 [ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 [ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762: [ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock] [ 20
OSV
CVE-2022-49759: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet functi
osv·2025-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49759 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-49759: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet functi
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data() which uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic context (and therefore potentially in a deadlock). Use threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage of tasklets. [ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145 [ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd [ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0 [ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 [ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762: [ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock] [ 20
GHSA
GHSA-jhxv-jq7p-9qhc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet func
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-27
CVE-2022-49759 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 GHSA-jhxv-jq7p-9qhc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet func
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets
The vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data()
which uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic
context (and therefore potentially in a deadlock).
Use threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage
of tasklets.
[ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145
[ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd
[ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0
[ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
[ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762:
[ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock]
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2025-03-27
Published