CVE-2022-50851Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux

Severity
6.6MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory While testing in vIOMMU, sometimes Guest will unmap very large memory, which will cause the crash. To fix this, add a new function vhost_vdpa_general_unmap(). This function will only unmap the memory that saved in iotlb. Call Trace: [ 647.820144] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 647.820848] kernel BUG at drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c:1174! [ 647.821486] invalid opcode: 000

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.7.06.0.19+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.7-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux4c8cf31885f69e86be0b5b9e6677a26797365e1d26b7400c89b81e2f6de4f224ba1fdf06f293de31+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.7-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory2025-12-30
GHSA
GHSA-59wc-rrrg-chg9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory While testing in vIOMMU, somet2025-12-30
OSV
CVE-2022-50851: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory While testing in vIOMMU, sometim2025-12-30

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel (vhost_vdpa): Denial of service via large memory unmap2025-12-30
Debian
CVE-2022-50851: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_vdpa:...2022

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2022-50851 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz