Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8 w1_process state issue

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function w1_process. The manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-49751. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8. Affected is the function w1_process. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: w1: fix WARNING after calling w1_process() I got the following WARNING message while removing driver(ds2482): ------------[ cut here ]------------ do not call blocking ops when !TASK_RUNNING; state=1 set at [] w1_process+0x9e/0x1d0 [wire] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 262 at kernel/sched/core.c:9817 __might_sleep+0x98/0xa0 CPU: 0 PID: 262 Comm: w1_bus_master1 Tainted: G N 6.1.0-rc3+ #307 RIP: 0010:__might_sleep+0x98/0xa0 Call Trace: exit_signals+0x6c/0x550 do_exit+0x2b4/0x17e0 kthread_exit+0x52/0x60 kthread+0x16d/0x1e0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 The state of task is set to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE in loop in w1_process(), set it to TASK_RUNNING when it breaks out of the loop to avoid the warning.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49751 since 03/27/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/06/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240793 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.14.305, 4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91 or 6.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 190b5c3bbd5df685bb1063bda048831d72b8f1d4/bccd6df4c177b1ad766f16565ccc298653d027d0/276052159ba94d4d9f5b453fb4707d6798c6b845/216f35db6ec6a667cd9db4838d657c1d2f4684da/89c62cee5d4d65ac75d99b5f986f7f94290e888f/cfc7462ff824ed6718ed0272ee9aae88e20d469a/36225a7c72e9e3e1ce4001b6ce72849f5c9a2d3b 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 databases at Tenable (240793) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0649). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

• 4.14.304
• 4.19.271
• 5.4.230
• 5.10.165
• 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
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• 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
• 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

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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