CVE-2022-50206

arm64: fix oops in concurrently setting insn_emulation sysctls

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: August 15, 2026 at 01:36 PM 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: arm64: fix oops in concurrently setting insn_emulation sysctls emulation_proc_handler() changes table->data for proc_dointvec_minmax and can generate the following Oops if called concurrently with itself: | Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010 | Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] SMP | Call trace: | update_insn_emulation_mode+0xc0/0x148 | emulation_proc_handler+0x64/0xb8 | proc_sys_call_handler+0x9c/0xf8 | proc_sys_write+0x18/0x20 | __vfs_write+0x20/0x48 | vfs_write+0xe4/0x1d0 | ksys_write+0x70/0xf8 | __arm64_sys_write+0x20/0x28 | el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x1c0 | el0_svc_handler+0x2c/0xa0 | el0_svc+0x8/0x200 To fix this issue, keep the table->data as &insn->current_mode and use container_of() to retrieve the insn pointer. Another mutex is used to protect against the current_mode update but not for retrieving insn_emulation as table->data is no longer changing.

Affected

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

v < 4.14.2913.19 ≤ v < 4.14.2913.19 ≤ v < 4.19.2563.19 ≤ v < 5.10.1373.19 ≤ v < 5.15.613.19 ≤ v < 5.18.183.19 ≤ v < 5.19.23.19 ≤ v < 5.4.2113.19 ≤ v < 6.04.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2564.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2115.11 ≤ v < 5.15.615.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1373.19587064b610c703f259317d00dc37bf6d40f4fc74
Vendor states this is fixed in 04549063d5701976034d8c2bfda3d3a8cbf0409f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 07022e07017ee5540f5559b0aeb916e8383c1e1a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 353b4673d01c512303c45cf2346f630cda73b5c9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6a2fd114678d7fc1b5a0f8865ae98f1c17787455 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9d5fec6ba2e4117d196a8259ab54615ffe562460 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af483947d472eccb79e42059276c4deed76f99a6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b51881b1da57fe9877125dfdd0aac5172958fcfd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cc69ef95988b9ef2fc730ec452a7441efb90ef5e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.291 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.256 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.137 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.61 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04549063d5701976034d8c2bfda3d3a8cbf0409f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07022e07017ee5540f5559b0aeb916e8383c1e1a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/353b4673d01c512303c45cf2346f630cda73b5c9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a2fd114678d7fc1b5a0f8865ae98f1c17787455
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5fec6ba2e4117d196a8259ab54615ffe562460
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af483947d472eccb79e42059276c4deed76f99a6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51881b1da57fe9877125dfdd0aac5172958fcfd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc69ef95988b9ef2fc730ec452a7441efb90ef5e

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-476

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