CVE-2022-49173

spi: fsi: Implement a timeout for polling status

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: fsi: Implement a timeout for polling status The data transfer routines must poll the status register to determine when more data can be shifted in or out. If the hardware gets into a bad state, these polling loops may never exit. Prevent this by returning an error if a timeout is exceeded.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.17 ≤ v < 5.17.25.7 ≤ v < 5.16.195.7 ≤ v < 5.17.25.7 ≤ v < 5.185.7bbb6b2f9865b3ed23eb457131b9ea541a3173a66
Vendor states this is fixed in 89b35e3f28514087d3f1e28e8f5634fbfd07c554 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d4982ceb137e6ecd2b466a6de639790a148cf19a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dac1438f347d3b8cf892105c94e254f29c5764de (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.7 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b35e3f28514087d3f1e28e8f5634fbfd07c554
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4982ceb137e6ecd2b466a6de639790a148cf19a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac1438f347d3b8cf892105c94e254f29c5764de

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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