CVE-2022-49699

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.12-5.18.8 - NULL Pointer Dereference in filemap_get_read_batch

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: Handle sibling entries in filemap_get_read_batch() If a read races with an invalidation followed by another read, it is possible for a folio to be replaced with a higher-order folio. If that happens, we'll see a sibling entry for the new folio in the next iteration of the loop. This manifests as a NULL pointer dereference while holding the RCU read lock. Handle this by simply returning. The next call will find the new folio and handle it correctly. The other ways of handling this rare race are more complex and it's just not worth it.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 5.12.0 - 5.18.8linux
Linux/Linux < 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.18.8 - 5.18.*
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux cbd59c48ae2bcadc4a7599c29cf32fd3f9b78251 - a66f131d30e53000f08301776bf85c912ef47aad
Linux/Linux cbd59c48ae2bcadc4a7599c29cf32fd3f9b78251 - cb995f4eeba9d268fd4b56c2423ad6c1d1ea1b82
linux/linux_kernel 5.19 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.12 - 5.18.8
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026