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CVE-2022-49884MEDIUM
Linux Linux — KVM: Initialize gfn_to_pfn_cache locks in dedicated helper
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   L   N  U  N  N  H    4.7   .0012    2.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    982ed0de4753ed6e71dbd40f82a5a066baf133ed –  —
  Linux    5.17 –                                      6.0.8
TIMELINE
  May 1   Reserved by Linux
  May 1   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-49884 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 4.7 (NVD).
CWE-362 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Initialize gfn_to_pfn_cache locks in dedicated helper Move the gfn_to_pfn_cache lock initialization to another helper and call the new helper during VM/vCPU creation. There are race conditions possible due to kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init()'s ability to re-initialize the cache's locks. For example: a race between ioctl(KVM_XEN_HVM_EVTCHN_SEND) and kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init() leads to a corrupted shinfo gpc lock. (thread 1) | (thread 2) | kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast | read_lock_irqsave(&gpc->lock, ...) | | kvm_gfn_to_pfn_cache_init | rwlock_init(&gpc->lock) read_unlock_irqrestore(&gpc->lock, ...) | Rename "cache_init" and "cache_destroy" to activate+deactivate to avoid implying that the cache really is destroyed/freed. Note, there more races in the newly named kvm_gpc_activate() that will be addressed separately. [sean: call out that this is a bug fix]

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 1, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
May 1, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-49884 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 4.7 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux982ed0de4753ed6e71dbd40f82a5a066baf133ed
LinuxLinux5.176.0.8

Weaknesses

CWE-362

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49884 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-362

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