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CVE-2022-48897

arm64/mm: fix incorrect file_map_count for invalid pmd

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64/mm: fix incorrect file_map_count for invalid pmd The page table check trigger BUG_ON() unexpectedly when split hugepage: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at mm/page_table_check.c:119! Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Modules linked in: CPU: 7 PID: 210 Comm: transhuge-stres Not tainted 6.1.0-rc3+ #748 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x398/0x468 lr : page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x1c0/0x468
[...] Call trace: page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x398/0x468 __page_table_check_pte_set+0x160/0x1c0 __split_huge_pmd_locked+0x900/0x1648 __split_huge_pmd+0x28c/0x3b8 unmap_page_range+0x428/0x858 unmap_single_vma+0xf4/0x1c8 zap_page_range+0x2b0/0x410 madvise_vma_behavior+0xc44/0xe78 do_madvise+0x280/0x698 __arm64_sys_madvise+0x90/0xe8 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1d8 do_el0_svc+0xf4/0x3f8 el0_svc+0x58/0x120 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0 el0t_64_sync+0x19c/0x1a0
[...] On arm64, pmd_leaf() will return true even if the pmd is invalid due to
pmd_present_invalid() check. So in pmdp_invalidate() the file_map_count
will not only decrease once but also increase once. Then in set_pte_at(),
the file_map_count increase again, and so trigger BUG_ON() unexpectedly. Add !pmd_present_invalid() check in pmd_user_accessible_page() to fix the
problem.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64/mm: fix incorrect file_map_count for invalid pmd The page table check trigger BUG_ON() unexpectedly when split hugepage: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at mm/page_table_check.c:119! Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Modules linked in: CPU: 7 PID: 210 Comm: transhuge-stres Not tainted 6.1.0-rc3+ #748 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x398/0x468 lr : page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x1c0/0x468 [...] Call trace: page_table_check_set.isra.0+0x398/0x468 __page_table_check_pte_set+0x160/0x1c0 __split_huge_pmd_locked+0x900/0x1648 __split_huge_pmd+0x28c/0x3b8 unmap_page_range+0x428/0x858 unmap_single_vma+0xf4/0x1c8 zap_page_range+0x2b0/0x410 madvise_vma_behavior+0xc44/0xe78 do_madvise+0x280/0x698 __arm64_sys_madvise+0x90/0xe8 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xdc/0x1d8 do_el0_svc+0xf4/0x3f8 el0_svc+0x58/0x120 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0 el0t_64_sync+0x19c/0x1a0 [...] On arm64, pmd_leaf() will return true even if the pmd is invalid due to pmd_present_invalid() check. So in pmdp_invalidate() the file_map_count will not only decrease once but also increase once. Then in set_pte_at(), the file_map_count increase again, and so trigger BUG_ON() unexpectedly. Add !pmd_present_invalid() check in pmd_user_accessible_page() to fix the problem.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.19 < 6.1.7
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.19 < 6.2
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en
Affected