CVE-2022-49452
7.5 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2022-49452 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dpaa2-eth: retrieve the virtual address before dma_unmap
The TSO header was DMA unmapped before the virtual address was retrieved
and then used to free the buffer. This meant that we were actually
removing the DMA map and then trying to search for it to help in
retrieving the virtual address. This lead to a invalid virtual address
being used in the kfree call.
Fix this by calling dpaa2_iova_to_virt() prior to the dma_unmap call.
[ 487.231819] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffd9807000008
(...)
[ 487.354061] Hardware name: SolidRun LX2160A Honeycomb (DT)
[ 487.359535] pstate: a0400005 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 487.366485] pc : kfree+0xac/0x304
[ 487.369799] lr : kfree+0x204/0x304
[ 487.373191] sp : ffff80000c4eb120
[ 487.376493] x29: ffff80000c4eb120 x28: ffff662240c46400 x27: 0000000000000001
[ 487.383621] x26: 0000000000000001 x25: ffff662246da0cc0 x24:
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.18, < 5.18.3 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49452?
CVE-2022-49452 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2022-49452?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49452?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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