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CVE-2022-49703

scsi: ibmvfc: Store vhost pointer during subcrq allocation

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ibmvfc: Store vhost pointer during subcrq allocation Currently the back pointer from a queue to the vhost adapter isn't set
until after subcrq interrupt registration. The value is available when a
queue is first allocated and can/should be also set for primary and async
queues as well as subcrqs. This fixes a crash observed during kexec/kdump on Power 9 with legacy XICS
interrupt controller where a pending subcrq interrupt from the previous
kernel can be replayed immediately upon IRQ registration resulting in
dereference of a garbage backpointer in ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi(). Kernel attempted to read user page (58) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000058
Faulting instruction address: 0xc008000003216a08
Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]
...
NIP [c008000003216a08] ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi+0x40/0xb0 [ibmvfc]
LR [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270
Call Trace:
[c000000047fa3d80] [c0000000123e6180] 0xc0000000123e6180 (unreliable)
[c000000047fa3df0] [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270
[c000000047fa3ea0] [c000000008207d18] handle_irq_event+0x98/0x188
[c000000047fa3ef0] [c00000000820f564] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xc4/0x310
[c000000047fa3f40] [c000000008205c60] generic_handle_irq+0x50/0x80
[c000000047fa3f60] [c000000008015c40] __do_irq+0x70/0x1a0
[c000000047fa3f90] [c000000008016d7c] __do_IRQ+0x9c/0x130
[c000000014622f60] [0000000020000000] 0x20000000
[c000000014622ff0] [c000000008016e50] do_IRQ+0x40/0xa0
[c000000014623020] [c000000008017044] replay_soft_interrupts+0x194/0x2f0
[c000000014623210] [c0000000080172a8] arch_local_irq_restore+0x108/0x170
[c000000014623240] [c000000008eb1008] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x58/0xb0
[c000000014623270] [c00000000820b12c] __setup_irq+0x49c/0x9f0
[c000000014623310] [c00000000820b7c0] request_threaded_irq+0x140/0x230
[c000000014623380] [c008000003212a50] ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel+0x1e8/0x2f0 [ibmvfc]
[c000000014623450] [c008000003213d1c] ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs+0xc4/0x1f0 [ibmvfc]
[c0000000146234d0] [c0080000032145a8] ibmvfc_reset_crq+0x150/0x210 [ibmvfc]
[c000000014623550] [c0080000032147c8] ibmvfc_init_crq+0x160/0x280 [ibmvfc]
[c0000000146235f0] [c00800000321a9cc] ibmvfc_probe+0x2a4/0x530 [ibmvfc]

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ibmvfc: Store vhost pointer during subcrq allocation Currently the back pointer from a queue to the vhost adapter isn't set until after subcrq interrupt registration. The value is available when a queue is first allocated and can/should be also set for primary and async queues as well as subcrqs. This fixes a crash observed during kexec/kdump on Power 9 with legacy XICS interrupt controller where a pending subcrq interrupt from the previous kernel can be replayed immediately upon IRQ registration resulting in dereference of a garbage backpointer in ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi(). Kernel attempted to read user page (58) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0) BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000058 Faulting instruction address: 0xc008000003216a08 Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] ... NIP [c008000003216a08] ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi+0x40/0xb0 [ibmvfc] LR [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270 Call Trace: [c000000047fa3d80] [c0000000123e6180] 0xc0000000123e6180 (unreliable) [c000000047fa3df0] [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270 [c000000047fa3ea0] [c000000008207d18] handle_irq_event+0x98/0x188 [c000000047fa3ef0] [c00000000820f564] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xc4/0x310 [c000000047fa3f40] [c000000008205c60] generic_handle_irq+0x50/0x80 [c000000047fa3f60] [c000000008015c40] __do_irq+0x70/0x1a0 [c000000047fa3f90] [c000000008016d7c] __do_IRQ+0x9c/0x130 [c000000014622f60] [0000000020000000] 0x20000000 [c000000014622ff0] [c000000008016e50] do_IRQ+0x40/0xa0 [c000000014623020] [c000000008017044] replay_soft_interrupts+0x194/0x2f0 [c000000014623210] [c0000000080172a8] arch_local_irq_restore+0x108/0x170 [c000000014623240] [c000000008eb1008] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x58/0xb0 [c000000014623270] [c00000000820b12c] __setup_irq+0x49c/0x9f0 [c000000014623310] [c00000000820b7c0] request_threaded_irq+0x140/0x230 [c000000014623380] [c008000003212a50] ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel+0x1e8/0x2f0 [ibmvfc] [c000000014623450] [c008000003213d1c] ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs+0xc4/0x1f0 [ibmvfc] [c0000000146234d0] [c0080000032145a8] ibmvfc_reset_crq+0x150/0x210 [ibmvfc] [c000000014623550] [c0080000032147c8] ibmvfc_init_crq+0x160/0x280 [ibmvfc] [c0000000146235f0] [c00800000321a9cc] ibmvfc_probe+0x2a4/0x530 [ibmvfc]

*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
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-02-26 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-26 CVE Updated
  • ---------- 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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>= 5.12 < 5.15.51
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.12 < 5.18.8
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.12 < 5.19
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