CVE-2022-49989

xen/privcmd: fix error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op()

published June 18, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen/privcmd: fix error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op()

The error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op() is calling unlock_pages()

potentially with pages being NULL, leading to a NULL dereference.

Additionally lock_pages() doesn't check for pin_user_pages_fast()

having been completely successful, resulting in potentially not

locking all pages into memory. This could result in sporadic failures

when using the related memory in user mode.

Fix all of that by calling unlock_pages() always with the real number

of pinned pages, which will be zero in case pages being NULL, and by

checking the number of pages pinned by pin_user_pages_fast() matching

the expected number of pages.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00245 · 14.9th percentile
Published
2025-06-18T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JUN 11:00Z
    xen/privcmd: fix error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op()
    cvelistv5