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CVE-2022-49991MEDIUM
Linux Linux — mm/hugetlb: avoid corrupting page->mapping in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0022   13.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    f619147104c8ea71e120e4936d2b68ec11a1e527 –  —
  Linux    5.13 –                                      5.15.65
TIMELINE
  Jun 18  Reserved by Linux
  Jun 18  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-49991 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: avoid corrupting page->mapping in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte In MCOPY_ATOMIC_CONTINUE case with a non-shared VMA, pages in the page cache are installed in the ptes. But hugepage_add_new_anon_rmap is called for them mistakenly because they're not vm_shared. This will corrupt the page->mapping used by page cache code.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 18, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
June 18, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-49991 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxf619147104c8ea71e120e4936d2b68ec11a1e527
LinuxLinux5.135.15.65

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49991 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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