CVE-2022-50285
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm,hugetlb: take hugetlb_lock before decrementing h->resv_huge_pages The h->*_huge_pages counters are protected by the hugetlb_lock, but alloc_huge_page has a corner case where it can decrement the counter outside of the lock. This could lead to a corrupted value of h->resv_huge_pages, which we have observed on our systems. Take the hugetlb_lock before decrementing h->resv_huge_pages to avoid a potential race.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.4
- Linux Kernel < 4.9.332
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.298
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.264
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.223
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.153
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.76
- Linux Kernel < 6.0.6
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112a005d1ded04a4b41b6d01833cc0bda90625cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11993652d0b49e27272db0a37aa828d8a3a4b92b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12df140f0bdfae5dcfc81800970dd7f6f632e00c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b35432d324898ec41beb27031d2a1a864a4d40e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e50a07b6a5fcd39df1534d3fdaca4292a65efe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568e3812b1778b4c0c229649b59977d88f400ece
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629c986e19fe9481227c7cdfd9a105bbc104d245
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c828fab903725279aa9dc6ae3d44bb7e4778f92c
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112a005d1ded04a4b41b6d01833cc0bda90625cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11993652d0b49e27272db0a37aa828d8a3a4b92b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12df140f0bdfae5dcfc81800970dd7f6f632e00c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b35432d324898ec41beb27031d2a1a864a4d40e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e50a07b6a5fcd39df1534d3fdaca4292a65efe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568e3812b1778b4c0c229649b59977d88f400ece
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629c986e19fe9481227c7cdfd9a105bbc104d245
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c828fab903725279aa9dc6ae3d44bb7e4778f92c