CVE-2022-48713

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.5-5.10.99, 5.11-5.15.22, 5.16-5.16.8 - Null Pointer Dereference in PT Mode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/intel/pt: Fix crash with stop filters in single-range mode Add a check for !buf->single before calling pt_buffer_region_size in a place where a missing check can cause a kernel crash. Fixes a bug introduced by commit 670638477aed ("perf/x86/intel/pt: Opportunistically use single range output mode"), which added a support for PT single-range output mode. Since that commit if a PT stop filter range is hit while tracing, the kernel will crash because of a null pointer dereference in pt_handle_status due to calling pt_buffer_region_size without a ToPA configured. The commit which introduced single-range mode guarded almost all uses of the ToPA buffer variables with checks of the buf->single variable, but missed the case where tracing was stopped by the PT hardware, which happens when execution hits a configured stop filter. Tested that hitting a stop filter while PT recording successfully records a trace with this patch but crashes without this patch.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.22linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.16.8linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.99linux
Linux/Linux < 5.5
Linux/Linux 5.10.99 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.22 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16.8 - 5.16.*
Linux/Linux 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.5
Linux/Linux 670638477aede0d7a355ced04b569214aa3feacd - 1d9093457b243061a9bba23543c38726e864a643
... and 5 more
Published Jun 20, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026