Linux Kernel up to 5.15.74/5.19.16/6.0.2 acpi_os_map_memory stack-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.74/5.19.16/6.0.2. The impacted element is the function acpi_os_map_memory. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-50320. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.74/5.19.16/6.0.2. This affects the function acpi_os_map_memory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: tables: FPDT: Don't call acpi_os_map_memory() on invalid phys address On a Packard Bell Dot SC (Intel Atom N2600 model) there is a FPDT table which contains invalid physical addresses, with high bits set which fall outside the range of the CPU-s supported physical address range. Calling acpi_os_map_memory() on such an invalid phys address leads to the below WARN_ON in ioremap triggering resulting in an oops/stacktrace. Add code to verify the physical address before calling acpi_os_map_memory() to fix / avoid the oops. [ 1.226900] ioremap: invalid physical address 3001000000000000 [ 1.226949] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1.226962] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1 at arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c:200 __ioremap_caller.cold+0x43/0x5f [ 1.226996] Modules linked in: [ 1.227016] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc3+ #490 [ 1.227029] Hardware name: Packard Bell dot s/SJE01_CT, BIOS V1.10 07/23/2013 [ 1.227038] RIP: 0010:__ioremap_caller.cold+0x43/0x5f [ 1.227054] Code: 96 00 00 e9 f8 af 24 ff 89 c6 48 c7 c7 d8 0c 84 99 e8 6a 96 00 00 e9 76 af 24 ff 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 a8 0c 84 99 e8 56 96 00 00 <0f> 0b e9 60 af 24 ff 48 8b 34 24 48 c7 c7 40 0d 84 99 e8 3f 96 00 [ 1.227067] RSP: 0000:ffffb18c40033d60 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 1.227084] RAX: 0000000000000032 RBX: 3001000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 1.227095] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000000ffffdfff RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 1.227105] RBP: 3001000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb18c40033c18 [ 1.227115] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff99d62fe8 R12: 0000000000000008 [ 1.227124] R13: 0003001000000000 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 3001000000000000 [ 1.227135] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff913a3c080000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 1.227146] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 1.227156] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000018c26000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 [ 1.227167] Call Trace: [ 1.227176] <TASK> [ 1.227185] ? acpi_os_map_iomem+0x1c9/0x1e0 [ 1.227215] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x187/0x370 [ 1.227254] acpi_os_map_iomem+0x1c9/0x1e0 [ 1.227288] acpi_init_fpdt+0xa8/0x253 [ 1.227308] ? acpi_debugfs_init+0x1f/0x1f [ 1.227339] do_one_initcall+0x5a/0x300 [ 1.227406] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x3f/0x80 [ 1.227442] kernel_init_freeable+0x28b/0x2cc [ 1.227512] ? rest_init+0x170/0x170 [ 1.227538] kernel_init+0x16/0x140 [ 1.227552] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [ 1.227639] </TASK> [ 1.227647] irq event stamp: 186819 [ 1.227656] hardirqs last enabled at (186825): [<ffffffff98184a6e>] __up_console_sem+0x5e/0x70 [ 1.227672] hardirqs last disabled at (186830): [<ffffffff98184a53>] __up_console_sem+0x43/0x70 [ 1.227686] softirqs last enabled at (186576): [<ffffffff980fbc9d>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xed/0x160 [ 1.227701] softirqs last disabled at (186569): [<ffffffff980fbc9d>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xed/0x160 [ 1.227715] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50320 since 09/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.15.75, 5.19.17 or 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 30eca146c89d216dda95868ce00a2d35cf73d5a4/90bfc9ae875dfbed2e6089516520204cd431dba3/16046a716c8e1f447909bec9b478d58e6e25e513/211391bf04b3c74e250c566eeff9cf808156c693 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-2025-2053). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• F5 F5OS

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
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• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.19.0
• 5.19.1
• 5.19.2
• 5.19.3
• 5.19.4
• 5.19.5
• 5.19.6
• 5.19.7
• 5.19.8
• 5.19.9
• 5.19.10
• 5.19.11
• 5.19.12
• 5.19.13
• 5.19.14
• 5.19.15
• 5.19.16
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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