CVE-2022-48862
vhost: fix hung thread due to erroneous iotlb entries
- Published
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: fix hung thread due to erroneous iotlb entries In vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx(), range size can overflow to 0 when start is 0 and last is ULONG_MAX. One instance where it can happen is when userspace sends an IOTLB message with iova=size=uaddr=0 (vhost_process_iotlb_msg). So, an entry with size = 0, start = 0, last = ULONG_MAX ends up in the iotlb. Next time a packet is sent, iotlb_access_ok() loops indefinitely due to that erroneous entry. Call Trace: <TASK> iotlb_access_ok+0x21b/0x3e0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1340 vq_meta_prefetch+0xbc/0x280 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1366 vhost_transport_do_send_pkt+0xe0/0xfd0 drivers/vhost/vsock.c:104 vhost_worker+0x23d/0x3d0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:372 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:377 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 </TASK> Reported by syzbot at: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0abd373e2e50d704db87 To fix this, do two things: 1. Return -EINVAL in vhost_chr_write_iter() when userspace asks to map a range with size 0. 2. Fix vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx() to handle the range [0, ULONG_MAX] by splitting it into two entries.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.21% · top 89% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c – < f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1
- affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c – < d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad
- affected 0bbe30668d89ec8a309f28ced6d092c90fb23e8c – < e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667
- affected 5.7
- unaffected < 5.7
- unaffected 5.15.29 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 5.16.15 – ≤ 5.16.*
- unaffected 5.17 – ≤ *
References (3)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
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