CVE-2022-49894
published 2025-05-01CVE-2022-49894: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation Some regions may not have any address space…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.16%
5.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when
validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result:
devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[..]
RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200
vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0
ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90
store_targetN+0x655/0x1740:
alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676
(inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850
(inlined by) cxl_region_attach at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1290
(inlined by) attach_target at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1410
(inlined by) store_targetN at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1453
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.0.8-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.0.8-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 384e624bb211b406db40edc900bb51af8bb267d0 < 12316b9f7c18138ae656050cfd716728e27b7e2f | 12316b9f7c18138ae656050cfd716728e27b7e2f |
| linux | linux | >= 384e624bb211b406db40edc900bb51af8bb267d0 < a90accb358ae33ea982a35595573f7a045993f8b | a90accb358ae33ea982a35595573f7a045993f8b |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.0.8-1 | 6.0.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.0.8-1 | 6.0.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.0.8-1 | 6.0.8-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.0 < 6.0.8 | 6.0.8 |
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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OSV
CVE-2022-49894: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation Some regions may not have any addre
osv·2025-05-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49894 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-49894: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation Some regions may not have any addre
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result: devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [..] RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core] [..] Call Trace: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200 vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0 ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 store_targetN+0x655/0x1740: alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676 (inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850 (inlined by) cxl_region_attach at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1290 (inlined by) attach_target a
GHSA
GHSA-8w66-gh7h-jgjh: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any add
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-01
CVE-2022-49894 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-8w66-gh7h-jgjh: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any add
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when
validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result:
devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[..]
RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200
vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0
ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90
store_targetN+0x655/0x1740:
alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676
(inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850
(inlined by) cxl_region_attach at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1290
(inlined by) attach_tar
Red Hat
kernel: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
vendor_redhat·2025-05-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49894 [MEDIUM] kernel: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
kernel: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when
validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result:
devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[..]
RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200
vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0
ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90
store_targetN+0x655/0x1740:
alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676
(inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850
(inlined by) cxl_region_attach at dr
Debian
CVE-2022-49894: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region:...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-49894 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-49894: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result: devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [..] RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core] [..] Call Trace: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200 vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0 ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 store_targetN+0x655/0x1740: alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676 (inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850 (inlined by) cxl_region_attach at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1290 (inlined by) attach_target a
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2025-05-01
Published