In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

vduse: Fix NULL pointer dereference on sysfs access

The control device has no drvdata. So we will get a
NULL pointer dereference when accessing control
device's msg_timeout attribute via sysfs:

[ 132.841881][ T3644] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f8
[ 132.850619][ T3644] RIP: 0010:msg_timeout_show (drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/vduse_dev.c:1271)
[ 132.869447][ T3644] dev_attr_show (drivers/base/core.c:2094)
[ 132.870215][ T3644] sysfs_kf_seq_show (fs/sysfs/file.c:59)
[ 132.871164][ T3644] ? device_remove_bin_file (drivers/base/core.c:2088)
[ 132.872082][ T3644] kernfs_seq_show (fs/kernfs/file.c:164)
[ 132.872838][ T3644] seq_read_iter (fs/seq_file.c:230)
[ 132.873578][ T3644] ? __vmalloc_area_node (mm/vmalloc.c:3041)
[ 132.874532][ T3644] kernfs_fop_read_iter (fs/kernfs/file.c:238)
[ 132.875513][ T3644] __kernel_read (fs/read_write.c:440 (discriminator 1))
[ 132.876319][ T3644] kernel_read (fs/read_write.c:459)
[ 132.877129][ T3644] kernel_read_file (fs/kernel_read_file.c:94)
[ 132.877978][ T3644] kernel_read_file_from_fd (include/linux/file.h:45 fs/kernel_read_file.c:186)
[ 132.879019][ T3644] __do_sys_finit_module (kernel/module.c:4207)
[ 132.879930][ T3644] __ia32_sys_finit_module (kernel/module.c:4189)
[ 132.880930][ T3644] do_int80_syscall_32 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 arch/x86/entry/common.c:132)
[ 132.881847][ T3644] entry_INT80_compat (arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S:419)

To fix it, don't create the unneeded attribute for
control device anymore.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vduse: Fix NULL pointer dereference on sysfs access The control device has no drvdata. So we will get a NULL pointer dereference when accessing control device's msg_timeout attribute via sysfs: [ 132.841881][ T3644] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f8 [ 132.850619][ T3644] RIP: 0010:msg_timeout_show (drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/vduse_dev.c:1271) [ 132.869447][ T3644] dev_attr_show (drivers/base/core.c:2094) [ 132.870215][ T3644] sysfs_kf_seq_show (fs/sysfs/file.c:59) [ 132.871164][ T3644] ? device_remove_bin_file (drivers/base/core.c:2088) [ 132.872082][ T3644] kernfs_seq_show (fs/kernfs/file.c:164) [ 132.872838][ T3644] seq_read_iter (fs/seq_file.c:230) [ 132.873578][ T3644] ? __vmalloc_area_node (mm/vmalloc.c:3041) [ 132.874532][ T3644] kernfs_fop_read_iter (fs/kernfs/file.c:238) [ 132.875513][ T3644] __kernel_read (fs/read_write.c:440 (discriminator 1)) [ 132.876319][ T3644] kernel_read (fs/read_write.c:459) [ 132.877129][ T3644] kernel_read_file (fs/kernel_read_file.c:94) [ 132.877978][ T3644] kernel_read_file_from_fd (include/linux/file.h:45 fs/kernel_read_file.c:186) [ 132.879019][ T3644] __do_sys_finit_module (kernel/module.c:4207) [ 132.879930][ T3644] __ia32_sys_finit_module (kernel/module.c:4189) [ 132.880930][ T3644] do_int80_syscall_32 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 arch/x86/entry/common.c:132) [ 132.881847][ T3644] entry_INT80_compat (arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S:419) To fix it, don't create the unneeded attribute for control device anymore.
Title vduse: Fix NULL pointer dereference on sysfs access
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T08:35:19.482Z

Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:08:31.538Z

Link: CVE-2022-49329

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:09.703

Modified: 2025-03-13T21:51:21.200

Link: CVE-2022-49329

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49329 - Bugzilla

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