Linux Kernel up to 5.15.91/6.1.9 erofs/zmap.c iomap_iter_done denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.91/6.1.9. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function iomap_iter_done of the file erofs/zmap.c. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-49747. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.91/6.1.9. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function iomap_iter_done of the file erofs/zmap.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs/zmap.c: Fix incorrect offset calculation Effective offset to add to length was being incorrectly calculated, which resulted in iomap->length being set to 0, triggering a WARN_ON in iomap_iter_done(). Fix that, and describe it in comments. This was reported as a crash by syzbot under an issue about a warning encountered in iomap_iter_done(), but unrelated to erofs. C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=ReproC&x=1037a6b2880000 Kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=KernelConfig&x=e2021a61197ebe02 Dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a8e049cd3abd342936b6

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-49747 since 03/27/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 5.15.92 or 6.1.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2144859229c1e74f52d3ea067338d314a83a8afb/9f31d8c889d9a4e47bfcc6c4537d0c9f89fe582c/6acd87d50998ef0afafc441613aeaf5a8f5c9eff 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0649). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Dell Avamar
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
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• 5.15.41
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• 5.15.44
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• 5.15.46
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• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
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• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 5.15.77
• 5.15.78
• 5.15.79
• 5.15.80
• 5.15.81
• 5.15.82
• 5.15.83
• 5.15.84
• 5.15.85
• 5.15.86
• 5.15.87
• 5.15.88
• 5.15.89
• 5.15.90
• 5.15.91
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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