CVE-2022-48894
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 6.1-6.1.6 - NULL Pointer Dereference in IOMMU ARM-SMMUv3 Shutdown
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Don't unregister on shutdown Similar to SMMUv2, this driver calls iommu_device_unregister() from the shutdown path, which removes the IOMMU groups with no coordination whatsoever with their users - shutdown methods are optional in device drivers. This can lead to NULL pointer dereferences in those drivers' DMA API calls, or worse. Instead of calling the full arm_smmu_device_remove() from arm_smmu_device_shutdown(), let's pick only the relevant function call - arm_smmu_device_disable() - more or less the reverse of arm_smmu_device_reset() - and call just that from the shutdown path.
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
10.6%
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 (9)
linux/Kernel
6.1.0 - 6.1.7linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.1
Linux/Linux
57365a04c92126525a58bf7a1599ddfa832415e9 - 32ea2c57dc216b6ad8125fa680d31daa5d421c95
Linux/Linux
57365a04c92126525a58bf7a1599ddfa832415e9 - ead3e6c79479890444c777fd329afc125fecde48
Linux/Linux
6.1
Linux/Linux
6.1.7 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.2
linux/linux_kernel
6.2 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
6.1 - 6.1.7
Published
Aug 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026