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CVE-2022-49771
published 2025-05-01

CVE-2022-49771: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm ioctl: fix misbehavior if list_versions races with module loading __list_versions will…

PriorityP420medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm ioctl: fix misbehavior if list_versions races with module loading __list_versions will first estimate the required space using the "dm_target_iterate(list_version_get_needed, &needed)" call and then will fill the space using the "dm_target_iterate(list_version_get_info, &iter_info)" call. Each of these calls locks the targets using the "down_read(&_lock)" and "up_read(&_lock)" calls, however between the first and second "dm_target_iterate" there is no lock held and the target modules can be loaded at this point, so the second "dm_target_iterate" call may need more space than what was the first "dm_target_iterate" returned. The code tries to handle this overflow (see the beginning of list_version_get_info), however this handling is incorrect. The code sets "param->data_size = param->data_start + needed" and "iter_info.end = (char *)vers+len" - "needed" is the size returned by the first dm_target_iterate call; "len" is the size of the buffer allocated by userspace. "len" may be greater than "needed"; in this case, the code will write up to "len" bytes into the buffer, however param->data_size is set to "needed", so it may write data past the param->data_size value. The ioctl interface copies only up to param->data_size into userspace, thus part of the result will be truncated. Fix this bug by setting "iter_info.end = (char *)vers + needed;" - this guarantees that the second "dm_target_iterate" call will write only up to the "needed" buffer and it will exit with "DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG" if it overflows the "needed" space - in this case, userspace will allocate a larger buffer and retry. Note that there is also a bug in list_version_get_needed - we need to add "strlen(tt->name) + 1" to the needed size, not "strlen(tt->name)".

Affected

22 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.0.10-1 (bookworm)linux 6.0.10-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 0c8d4112df329bf3dfbf27693f918c3b086765380c8d4112df329bf3dfbf27693f918c3b08676538
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6a818db0d5aecf80d4ba9e10ac153f60adc629ca6a818db0d5aecf80d4ba9e10ac153f60adc629ca
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3a1c35d72dc0b34d1e746ed705790c0f630aa4273a1c35d72dc0b34d1e746ed705790c0f630aa427
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < b545c0e1e4094d4de2bdfe9a3823f9154b0c0005b545c0e1e4094d4de2bdfe9a3823f9154b0c0005
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f59f5a269ca5e43c567aca7f1f52500a0186e9b7f59f5a269ca5e43c567aca7f1f52500a0186e9b7
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6ffce7a92ef5c68f7e5d6f4d722c2f96280c064b6ffce7a92ef5c68f7e5d6f4d722c2f96280c064b
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 5398b8e275bf81a2517b327d216c0f37ac9ac5ae5398b8e275bf81a2517b327d216c0f37ac9ac5ae
linuxlinux>= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4fe1ec995483737f3d2a14c3fe1d8fe6349729794fe1ec995483737f3d2a14c3fe1d8fe634972979
linuxlinux_kernel< 4.9.3344.9.334
linuxlinux_kernel——
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.158-15.10.158-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.10-16.0.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.10-16.0.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.0.10-16.0.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.3004.14.300
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.2674.19.267
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.2255.4.225
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.805.15.80
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.0.106.0.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1565.10.156

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv4.7MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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