Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2 asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi initialization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi. Executing a manipulation can lead to initialization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-49069. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix by adding FPU protection for dcn30_internal_validate_bw [Why] Below general protection fault observed when WebGL Aquarium is run for longer duration. If drm debug logs are enabled and set to 0x1f then the issue is observed within 10 minutes of run. [ 100.717056] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x2d33302d32323032: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 100.727921] CPU: 3 PID: 1906 Comm: DrmThread Tainted: G W 5.15.30 #12 d726c6a2d6ebe5cf9223931cbca6892f916fe18b [ 100.754419] RIP: 0010:CalculateSwathWidth+0x1f7/0x44f [ 100.767109] Code: 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 85 88 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 10 04 f0 48 8b 85 98 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 45 10 0f 57 c0 42 0f 2a 04 b0 0f 57 c9 f3 43 0f 2a 0c b4 e8 8c e2 f3 ff 48 8b [ 100.781269] RSP: 0018:ffffa9230079eeb0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 100.812528] RAX: 2d33302d32323032 RBX: 0000000000000500 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 100.819656] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff99deb712c49c RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 100.826781] RBP: ffffa9230079ef50 R08: ffff99deb712460c R09: ffff99deb712462c [ 100.833907] R10: ffff99deb7124940 R11: ffff99deb7124d70 R12: ffff99deb712ae44 [ 100.841033] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffa9230079f0a0 [ 100.848159] FS: 00007af121212640(0000) GS:ffff99deba780000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 100.856240] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 100.861980] CR2: 0000209000fe1000 CR3: 000000011b18c000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [ 100.869106] Call Trace: [ 100.871555] [ 100.873655] ? asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x12/0x20 [ 100.878449] CalculateSwathAndDETConfiguration+0x1a3/0x6dd [ 100.883937] dml31_ModeSupportAndSystemConfigurationFull+0x2ce4/0x76da [ 100.890467] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.895173] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.899874] ? __sprint_symbol+0x80/0x135 [ 100.903883] ? dm_update_plane_state+0x3f9/0x4d2 [ 100.908500] ? symbol_string+0xb7/0xde [ 100.912250] ? number+0x145/0x29b [ 100.915566] ? vsnprintf+0x341/0x5ff [ 100.919141] ? desc_read_finalized_seq+0x39/0x87 [ 100.923755] ? update_load_avg+0x1b9/0x607 [ 100.927849] ? compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state+0x7d/0xd5b [ 100.933416] ? fetch_pipe_params+0xa4d/0xd0c [ 100.937686] ? dc_fpu_end+0x3d/0xa8 [ 100.941175] dml_get_voltage_level+0x16b/0x180 [ 100.945619] dcn30_internal_validate_bw+0x10e/0x89b [ 100.950495] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.955285] ? resource_build_scaling_params+0x98b/0xb8c [ 100.960595] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.965384] dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x9a/0x1fc [ 100.970001] dc_validate_global_state+0x238/0x295 [ 100.974703] amdgpu_dm_atomic_check+0x9c1/0xbce [ 100.979235] ? _printk+0x59/0x73 [ 100.982467] drm_atomic_check_only+0x403/0x78b [ 100.986912] drm_mode_atomic_ioctl+0x49b/0x546 [ 100.991358] ? drm_ioctl+0x1c1/0x3b3 [ 100.994936] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 100.999725] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xdc/0x149 [ 101.003648] drm_ioctl+0x27f/0x3b3 [ 101.007051] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 101.011842] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x49/0x7d [ 101.015679] __se_sys_ioctl+0x7c/0xb8 [ 101.015685] do_syscall_64+0x5f/0xb8 [ 101.015690] ? __irq_exit_rcu+0x34/0x96 [How] It calles populate_dml_pipes which uses doubles to initialize. Adding FPU protection avoids context switch and probable loss of vba context as there is potential contention while drm debug logs are enabled.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-49069 since 02/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.16.20 or 5.17.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e995c5d52ec7415644eee617fc7e906b51aec7ae/76f4c5e5f99ee7084b555d9a38e8ffeb16ec65a2/ca1198849ab0e7af5efb392ef6baf1138f6fc086 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11
• 5.16.12
• 5.16.13
• 5.16.14
• 5.16.15
• 5.16.16
• 5.16.17
• 5.16.18
• 5.16.19
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1
• 5.17.2

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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