CVE-2022-49788

misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram()

MEDIUM
5.5
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
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() `struct vmci_event_qp` allocated by qp_notify_peer() contains padding, which may carry uninitialized data to the userspace, as observed by KMSAN: BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user ./include/linux/instrumented.h:121 instrument_copy_to_user ./include/linux/instrumented.h:121 _copy_to_user+0x5f/0xb0 lib/usercopy.c:33 copy_to_user ./include/linux/uaccess.h:169 vmci_host_do_receive_datagram drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:431 vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x33d/0x43d0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:925 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: kmemdup+0x74/0xb0 mm/util.c:131 dg_dispatch_as_host drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c:271 vmci_datagram_dispatch+0x4f8/0xfc0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c:339 qp_notify_peer+0x19a/0x290 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1479 qp_broker_attach drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1662 qp_broker_alloc+0x2977/0x2f30 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1750 vmci_qp_broker_alloc+0x96/0xd0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1940 vmci_host_do_alloc_queuepair drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:488 vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl+0x24fd/0x43d0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:927 ... Local variable ev created at: qp_notify_peer+0x54/0x290 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1456 qp_broker_attach drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1662 qp_broker_alloc+0x2977/0x2f30 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:1750 Bytes 28-31 of 48 are uninitialized Memory access of size 48 starts at ffff888035155e00 Data copied to user address 0000000020000100 Use memset() to prevent the infoleaks. Also speculatively fix qp_notify_peer_local(), which may suffer from the same problem.

Affected

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

3.9 ≤ v < 4.14.3003.9 ≤ v < 4.19.2673.9 ≤ v < 4.9.3343.9 ≤ v < 5.10.1563.9 ≤ v < 5.15.803.9 ≤ v < 5.4.2253.9 ≤ v < 6.0.103.9 ≤ 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 < 5.10.1563.96.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc36.1 rc46.1 rc56164d2b72aa752ce4633184b3e0d97601017135
Vendor states this is fixed in 5a275528025ae4bc7e2232866856dfebf84b2fad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 62634b43d3c4e1bf62fd540196f7081bf0885c0a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 76c50d77b928a33e5290aaa9fdc10e88254ff8c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7ccf7229b96fadc3a185d1391f814a604c7ef609 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8e2f33c598370bcf828bab4d667d1d38bcd3c57d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e5b0d06d9b10f5f43101bd6598b076c347f9295f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e7061dd1fef2dfb6458cd521aef27aa66f510d31 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f04586c2315cfd03d72ad0395705435e7ed07b1a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.9 (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/5a275528025ae4bc7e2232866856dfebf84b2fad
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62634b43d3c4e1bf62fd540196f7081bf0885c0a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76c50d77b928a33e5290aaa9fdc10e88254ff8c7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ccf7229b96fadc3a185d1391f814a604c7ef609
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2f33c598370bcf828bab4d667d1d38bcd3c57d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b0d06d9b10f5f43101bd6598b076c347f9295f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7061dd1fef2dfb6458cd521aef27aa66f510d31
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04586c2315cfd03d72ad0395705435e7ed07b1a

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-908

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