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CVE-2022-49945

hwmon: (gpio-fan) Fix array out of bounds access

Severity Score

7.1
*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: hwmon: (gpio-fan) Fix array out of bounds access The driver does not check if the cooling state passed to
gpio_fan_set_cur_state() exceeds the maximum cooling state as
stored in fan_data->num_speeds. Since the cooling state is later
used as an array index in set_fan_speed(), an array out of bounds
access can occur.
This can be exploited by setting the state of the thermal cooling device
to arbitrary values, causing for example a kernel oops when unavailable
memory is accessed this way. Example kernel oops:
[ 807.987276] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffff80d0588064
[ 807.987369] Mem abort info:
[ 807.987398] ESR = 0x96000005
[ 807.987428] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 807.987477] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 807.987507] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 807.987536] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault
[ 807.987570] Data abort info:
[ 807.987763] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005
[ 807.987801] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 807.987832] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000001165000
[ 807.987872] [ffffff80d0588064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000
[ 807.987961] Internal error: Oops: 96000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 807.987992] Modules linked in: cmac algif_hash aes_arm64 algif_skcipher af_alg bnep hci_uart btbcm bluetooth ecdh_generic ecc 8021q garp stp llc snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac vc4 brcmutil cec drm_kms_helper snd_soc_core cfg80211 snd_compress bcm2835_codec(C) snd_pcm_dmaengine syscopyarea bcm2835_isp(C) bcm2835_v4l2(C) sysfillrect v4l2_mem2mem bcm2835_mmal_vchiq(C) raspberrypi_hwmon sysimgblt videobuf2_dma_contig videobuf2_vmalloc fb_sys_fops videobuf2_memops rfkill videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common i2c_bcm2835 snd_bcm2835(C) videodev snd_pcm snd_timer snd mc vc_sm_cma(C) gpio_fan uio_pdrv_genirq uio drm fuse drm_panel_orientation_quirks backlight ip_tables x_tables ipv6
[ 807.988508] CPU: 0 PID: 1321 Comm: bash Tainted: G C 5.15.56-v8+ #1575
[ 807.988548] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2 (DT)
[ 807.988574] pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 807.988608] pc : set_fan_speed.part.5+0x34/0x80 [gpio_fan]
[ 807.988654] lr : gpio_fan_set_cur_state+0x34/0x50 [gpio_fan]
[ 807.988691] sp : ffffffc008cf3bd0
[ 807.988710] x29: ffffffc008cf3bd0 x28: ffffff80019edac0 x27: 0000000000000000
[ 807.988762] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffff800747c920
[ 807.988787] x23: 000000000000000a x22: ffffff800369f000 x21: 000000001999997c
[ 807.988854] x20: ffffff800369f2e8 x19: ffffff8002ae8080 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 807.988877] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 000000559e271b70
[ 807.988938] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
[ 807.988960] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffffffc008cf3c20 x9 : ffffffcfb60c741c
[ 807.989018] x8 : 000000000000000a x7 : 00000000ffffffc9 x6 : 0000000000000009
[ 807.989040] x5 : 000000000000002a x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffffff800369f2e8
[ 807.989062] x2 : 000000000000e780 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : ffffff80d0588060
[ 807.989084] Call trace:
[ 807.989091] set_fan_speed.part.5+0x34/0x80 [gpio_fan]
[ 807.989113] gpio_fan_set_cur_state+0x34/0x50 [gpio_fan]
[ 807.989199] cur_state_store+0x84/0xd0
[ 807.989221] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x38
[ 807.989262] sysfs_kf_write+0x4c/0x60
[ 807.989282] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x130/0x1c0
[ 807.989298] new_sync_write+0x10c/0x190
[ 807.989315] vfs_write+0x254/0x378
[ 807.989362] ksys_write+0x70/0xf8
[ 807.989379] __arm64_sys_write+0x24/0x30
[ 807.989424] invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x110
[ 807.989442] el0_svc_common.constprop.3+0xfc/0x120
[ 807.989458] do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90
[ 807.989473] el0_svc+0x24/0x60
[ 807.989544] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xb8
[ 807.989558] el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4
[ 807.989579] Code: b9403801 f9402800 7100003f 8b35cc00 (b9400416)
[ 807.989627] ---[ end t
---truncated---

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (gpio-fan) Fix array out of bounds access The driver does not check if the cooling state passed to gpio_fan_set_cur_state() exceeds the maximum cooling state as stored in fan_data->num_speeds. Since the cooling state is later used as an array index in set_fan_speed(), an array out of bounds access can occur. This can be exploited by setting the state of the thermal cooling device to arbitrary values, causing for example a kernel oops when unavailable memory is accessed this way. Example kernel oops: [ 807.987276] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffff80d0588064 [ 807.987369] Mem abort info: [ 807.987398] ESR = 0x96000005 [ 807.987428] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 807.987477] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 807.987507] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 807.987536] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault [ 807.987570] Data abort info: [ 807.987763] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005 [ 807.987801] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 807.987832] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000001165000 [ 807.987872] [ffffff80d0588064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000 [ 807.987961] Internal error: Oops: 96000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 807.987992] Modules linked in: cmac algif_hash aes_arm64 algif_skcipher af_alg bnep hci_uart btbcm bluetooth ecdh_generic ecc 8021q garp stp llc snd_soc_hdmi_codec brcmfmac vc4 brcmutil cec drm_kms_helper snd_soc_core cfg80211 snd_compress bcm2835_codec(C) snd_pcm_dmaengine syscopyarea bcm2835_isp(C) bcm2835_v4l2(C) sysfillrect v4l2_mem2mem bcm2835_mmal_vchiq(C) raspberrypi_hwmon sysimgblt videobuf2_dma_contig videobuf2_vmalloc fb_sys_fops videobuf2_memops rfkill videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common i2c_bcm2835 snd_bcm2835(C) videodev snd_pcm snd_timer snd mc vc_sm_cma(C) gpio_fan uio_pdrv_genirq uio drm fuse drm_panel_orientation_quirks backlight ip_tables x_tables ipv6 [ 807.988508] CPU: 0 PID: 1321 Comm: bash Tainted: G C 5.15.56-v8+ #1575 [ 807.988548] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2 (DT) [ 807.988574] pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 807.988608] pc : set_fan_speed.part.5+0x34/0x80 [gpio_fan] [ 807.988654] lr : gpio_fan_set_cur_state+0x34/0x50 [gpio_fan] [ 807.988691] sp : ffffffc008cf3bd0 [ 807.988710] x29: ffffffc008cf3bd0 x28: ffffff80019edac0 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 807.988762] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffff800747c920 [ 807.988787] x23: 000000000000000a x22: ffffff800369f000 x21: 000000001999997c [ 807.988854] x20: ffffff800369f2e8 x19: ffffff8002ae8080 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 807.988877] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 000000559e271b70 [ 807.988938] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 807.988960] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffffffc008cf3c20 x9 : ffffffcfb60c741c [ 807.989018] x8 : 000000000000000a x7 : 00000000ffffffc9 x6 : 0000000000000009 [ 807.989040] x5 : 000000000000002a x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffffff800369f2e8 [ 807.989062] x2 : 000000000000e780 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : ffffff80d0588060 [ 807.989084] Call trace: [ 807.989091] set_fan_speed.part.5+0x34/0x80 [gpio_fan] [ 807.989113] gpio_fan_set_cur_state+0x34/0x50 [gpio_fan] [ 807.989199] cur_state_store+0x84/0xd0 [ 807.989221] dev_attr_store+0x20/0x38 [ 807.989262] sysfs_kf_write+0x4c/0x60 [ 807.989282] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x130/0x1c0 [ 807.989298] new_sync_write+0x10c/0x190 [ 807.989315] vfs_write+0x254/0x378 [ 807.989362] ksys_write+0x70/0xf8 [ 807.989379] __arm64_sys_write+0x24/0x30 [ 807.989424] invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x110 [ 807.989442] el0_svc_common.constprop.3+0xfc/0x120 [ 807.989458] do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90 [ 807.989473] el0_svc+0x24/0x60 [ 807.989544] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xb8 [ 807.989558] el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4 [ 807.989579] Code: b9403801 f9402800 7100003f 8b35cc00 (b9400416) [ 807.989627] ---[ end t ---truncated---

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
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
  • 2025-06-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-06-18 CVE Published
  • 2025-06-18 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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