CVE-2022-48762

arm64: extable: fix load_unaligned_zeropad() reg indices

Published Jun 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

arm64: extable: fix load_unaligned_zeropad() reg indices

In ex_handler_load_unaligned_zeropad() we erroneously extract the data and
addr register indices from ex->type rather than ex->data. As ex->type will
contain EX_TYPE_LOAD_UNALIGNED_ZEROPAD (i.e. 4):
* We'll always treat X0 as the address register, since EX_DATA_REG_ADDR is
extracted from bits [9:5]. Thus, we may attempt to dereference an
arbitrary address as X0 may hold an arbitrary value.
* We'll always treat X4 as the data register, since EX_DATA_REG_DATA is
extracted from bits [4:0]. Thus we will corrupt X4 and cause arbitrary
behaviour within load_unaligned_zeropad() and its caller.

Fix this by extracting both values from ex->data as originally intended.

On an MTE-enabled QEMU image we are hitting the following crash:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
Call trace:
fixup_exception+0xc4/0x108
__do_kernel_fault+0x3c/0x268
do_tag_check_fault+0x3c/0x104
do_mem_abort+0x44/0xf4
el1_abort+0x40/0x64
el1h_64_sync_handler+0x60/0xa0
el1h_64_sync+0x7c/0x80
link_path_walk+0x150/0x344
path_openat+0xa0/0x7dc
do_filp_open+0xb8/0x168
do_sys_openat2+0x88/0x17c
__arm64_sys_openat+0x74/0xa0
invoke_syscall+0x48/0x148
el0_svc_common+0xb8/0xf8
do_el0_svc+0x28/0x88
el0_svc+0x24/0x84
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x88/0xec
el0t_64_sync+0x1b4/0x1b8
Code: f8695a69 71007d1f 540000e0 927df12a (f940014a)

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 8:52 AM
Reserved
Jun 20, 2024, 11:09 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 20, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 20, 2024, 12:00 AM