CVE-2022-50774

crypto: qat - fix DMA transfer direction

N/A
Published: December 24, 2025 at 01:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - fix DMA transfer direction When CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG is selected, while running the crypto self test on the QAT crypto algorithms, the function add_dma_entry() reports a warning similar to the one below, saying that overlapping mappings are not supported. This occurs in tests where the input and the output scatter list point to the same buffers (i.e. two different scatter lists which point to the same chunks of memory). The logic that implements the mapping uses the flag DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL for both the input and the output scatter lists which leads to overlapped write mappings. These are not supported by the DMA layer. Fix by specifying the correct DMA transfer directions when mapping buffers. For in-place operations where the input scatter list matches the output scatter list, buffers are mapped once with DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, otherwise input buffers are mapped using the flag DMA_TO_DEVICE and output buffers are mapped with DMA_FROM_DEVICE. Overlapping a read mapping with a write mapping is a valid case in dma-coherent devices like QAT. The function that frees and unmaps the buffers, qat_alg_free_bufl() has been changed accordingly to the changes to the mapping function. DMA-API: 4xxx 0000:06:00.0: cacheline tracking EEXIST, overlapping mappings aren't supported WARNING: CPU: 53 PID: 4362 at kernel/dma/debug.c:570 add_dma_entry+0x1e9/0x270 ... Call Trace: dma_map_page_attrs+0x82/0x2d0 ? preempt_count_add+0x6a/0xa0 qat_alg_sgl_to_bufl+0x45b/0x990 [intel_qat] qat_alg_aead_dec+0x71/0x250 [intel_qat] crypto_aead_decrypt+0x3d/0x70 test_aead_vec_cfg+0x649/0x810 ? number+0x310/0x3a0 ? vsnprintf+0x2a3/0x550 ? scnprintf+0x42/0x70 ? valid_sg_divisions.constprop.0+0x86/0xa0 ? test_aead_vec+0xdf/0x120 test_aead_vec+0xdf/0x120 alg_test_aead+0x185/0x400 alg_test+0x3d8/0x500 ? crypto_acomp_scomp_free_ctx+0x30/0x30 ? __schedule+0x32a/0x12a0 ? ttwu_queue_wakelist+0xbf/0x110 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x23/0x40 ? try_to_wake_up+0x83/0x570 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x23/0x40 ? __set_cpus_allowed_ptr_locked+0xea/0x1b0 ? crypto_acomp_scomp_free_ctx+0x30/0x30 cryptomgr_test+0x27/0x50 kthread+0xe6/0x110 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

Affected

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

3.17 ≤ v < 5.10.1503.17 ≤ v < 5.15.753.17 ≤ v < 5.19.173.17 ≤ v < 6.0.33.17 ≤ v < 6.13.17d370cec3219490656d72f5ae6e5df32c113c5a44
Vendor states this is fixed in 1f1ab76e251521bd2fa5244473efcf663792745d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 426d5bc089e7731e36b514d1beca19e777a2d653 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 429348d4f675e9eb418d0829064c4d7d06bd66a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c4c9d9edf4848aed89516b23b88950b194beff6a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cf5bb835b7c8a5fee7f26455099cca7feb57f5e9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.150 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

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