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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49562
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49562
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Use __try_cmpxchg_user() to update guest PTE A/D bits Use the recently introduced __try_cmpxchg_user() to update guest PTE A/D bits instead of mapping the PTE into kernel address space. The VM_PFNMAP path is broken as it assumes that vm_pgoff is the base pfn of the mapped VMA range, which is conceptually wrong as vm_pgoff is the offset relative to the file and has nothing to do with the pfn. The horrific hack worked for the original use case (backing guest memory with /dev/mem), but leads to accessing "random" pfns for pretty much any other VM_PFNMAP case.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.127-2, 5.10.127-2, 5.10.136-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 26, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated