CVE-2022-49771

dm ioctl: fix misbehavior if list_versions races with module loading

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 02:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm ioctl: fix misbehavior if list_versions races with module loading __list_versions will first estimate the required space using the "dm_target_iterate(list_version_get_needed, &needed)" call and then will fill the space using the "dm_target_iterate(list_version_get_info, &iter_info)" call. Each of these calls locks the targets using the "down_read(&_lock)" and "up_read(&_lock)" calls, however between the first and second "dm_target_iterate" there is no lock held and the target modules can be loaded at this point, so the second "dm_target_iterate" call may need more space than what was the first "dm_target_iterate" returned. The code tries to handle this overflow (see the beginning of list_version_get_info), however this handling is incorrect. The code sets "param->data_size = param->data_start + needed" and "iter_info.end = (char *)vers+len" - "needed" is the size returned by the first dm_target_iterate call; "len" is the size of the buffer allocated by userspace. "len" may be greater than "needed"; in this case, the code will write up to "len" bytes into the buffer, however param->data_size is set to "needed", so it may write data past the param->data_size value. The ioctl interface copies only up to param->data_size into userspace, thus part of the result will be truncated. Fix this bug by setting "iter_info.end = (char *)vers + needed;" - this guarantees that the second "dm_target_iterate" call will write only up to the "needed" buffer and it will exit with "DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG" if it overflows the "needed" space - in this case, userspace will allocate a larger buffer and retry. Note that there is also a bug in list_version_get_needed - we need to add "strlen(tt->name) + 1" to the needed size, not "strlen(tt->name)".

Affected

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

v < 4.9.3342.6.12 ≤ v < 4.14.3002.6.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2672.6.12 ≤ v < 4.9.3342.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1562.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.802.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2252.6.12 ≤ v < 6.0.102.6.12 ≤ v < 6.14.10 ≤ v < 4.14.3004.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2674.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2255.11 ≤ v < 5.15.805.16 ≤ v < 6.0.105.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1561da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.126.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc36.1 rc46.1 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c8d4112df329bf3dfbf27693f918c3b08676538 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a1c35d72dc0b34d1e746ed705790c0f630aa427 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4fe1ec995483737f3d2a14c3fe1d8fe634972979 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5398b8e275bf81a2517b327d216c0f37ac9ac5ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6a818db0d5aecf80d4ba9e10ac153f60adc629ca (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ffce7a92ef5c68f7e5d6f4d722c2f96280c064b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b545c0e1e4094d4de2bdfe9a3823f9154b0c0005 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f59f5a269ca5e43c567aca7f1f52500a0186e9b7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.300 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.267 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.334 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.156 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.80 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.225 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c8d4112df329bf3dfbf27693f918c3b08676538
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1c35d72dc0b34d1e746ed705790c0f630aa427
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe1ec995483737f3d2a14c3fe1d8fe634972979
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5398b8e275bf81a2517b327d216c0f37ac9ac5ae
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a818db0d5aecf80d4ba9e10ac153f60adc629ca
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ffce7a92ef5c68f7e5d6f4d722c2f96280c064b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b545c0e1e4094d4de2bdfe9a3823f9154b0c0005
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59f5a269ca5e43c567aca7f1f52500a0186e9b7

CVSS

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

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-362

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