# CVE-2022-48937: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  io_uring: add a schedule point in io_add_buffers...

CVE-2022-48937 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48937, released August 22, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48937
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 3.3 (low)
- EPSS: 0.0016
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 22, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  io_uring: add a schedule point in io_add_buffers()  Looping ~65535 times doing kmalloc() calls can trigger soft lockups, especially with DEBUG features (like KASAN).  [  253.536212] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#64 stuck for 26s! [b219417889:12575] [  253.544433] Modules linked in: vfat fat i2c_mux_pca954x i2c_mux spidev cdc_acm xhci_pci xhci_hcd sha3_generic gq(O) [  253.544451] CPU: 64 PID: 12575 Comm: b219417889 Tainted: G S         O      5.17.0-smp-DEV #801 [  253.544457] RIP: 0010:kernel_text_address (./include/asm-generic/sections.h:192 ./include/linux/kallsyms.h:29 kernel/extable.c:67 kernel/extable.c:98) [  253.544464] Code: 0f 93 c0 48 c7 c1 e0 63 d7 a4 48 39 cb 0f 92 c1 20 c1 0f b6 c1 5b 5d c3 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 53 48 89 fb <48> c7 c0 00 00 80 a0 41 be 01 00 00 00 48 39 c7 72 0c 48 c7 c0 40 [  253.544468] RSP: 0018:ffff8882d8baf4c0 EFLAGS: 00000246 [  253.544471] RAX: 1ffff1105b175e00 RBX: ffffffffa13ef09a RCX: 00000000a13ef001 [  253.544474] RDX: ffffffffa13ef09a RSI: ffff8882d8baf558 RDI: ffffffffa13ef09a [  253.544476] RBP: ffff8882d8baf4d8 R08: ffff8882d8baf5e0 R09: 0000000000000004 [  253.544479] R10: ffff8882d8baf5e8 R11: ffffffffa0d59a50 R12: ffff8882eab20380 [  253.544481] R13: ffffffffa0d59a50 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 1ffff1105b175eb0 [  253.544483] FS:  00000000016d3380(0000) GS:ffff88af48c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [  253.544486] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [  253.544488] CR2: 00000000004af0f0 CR3: 00000002eabfa004 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [  253.544491] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [  253.544492] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [  253.544494] Call Trace: [  253.544496]  <TASK> [  253.544498] ? io_queue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:7143) [  253.544505] __kernel_text_address (kernel/extable.c:78) [  253.544508] unwind_get_return_address (arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c:19) [  253.544514] arch_stack_walk (arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:27) [  253.544517] ? io_queue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:7143) [  253.544521] stack_trace_save (kernel/stacktrace.c:123) [  253.544527] ____kasan_kmalloc (mm/kasan/common.c:39 mm/kasan/common.c:45 mm/kasan/common.c:436 mm/kasan/common.c:515) [  253.544531] ? ____kasan_kmalloc (mm/kasan/common.c:39 mm/kasan/common.c:45 mm/kasan/common.c:436 mm/kasan/common.c:515) [  253.544533] ? __kasan_kmalloc (mm/kasan/common.c:524) [  253.544535] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace (./include/linux/kasan.h:270 mm/slab.c:3567) [  253.544541] ? io_issue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:4556 fs/io_uring.c:4589 fs/io_uring.c:6828) [  253.544544] ? __io_queue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:?) [  253.544551] __kasan_kmalloc (mm/kasan/common.c:524) [  253.544553] kmem_cache_alloc_trace (./include/linux/kasan.h:270 mm/slab.c:3567) [  253.544556] ? io_issue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:4556 fs/io_uring.c:4589 fs/io_uring.c:6828) [  253.544560] io_issue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:4556 fs/io_uring.c:4589 fs/io_uring.c:6828) [  253.544564] ? __kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:45 mm/kasan/common.c:436 mm/kasan/common.c:469) [  253.544567] ? __kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:39 mm/kasan/common.c:45 mm/kasan/common.c:436 mm/kasan/common.c:469) [  253.544569] ? kmem_cache_alloc_bulk (mm/slab.h:732 mm/slab.c:3546) [  253.544573] ? __io_alloc_req_refill (fs/io_uring.c:2078) [  253.544578] ? io_submit_sqes (fs/io_uring.c:7441) [  253.544581] ? __se_sys_io_uring_enter (fs/io_uring.c:10154 fs/io_uring.c:10096) [  253.544584] ? __x64_sys_io_uring_enter (fs/io_uring.c:10096) [  253.544587] ? do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80) [  253.544590] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (??:?) [  253.544596] __io_queue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:?) [  253.544600] io_queue_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:7143) [  253.544603] io_submit_sqe (fs/io_uring.c:?) [  253.544608] io_submit_sqes (fs/io_uring.c:?) [  253.544612] __se_sys_io_uring_enter (fs/io_uring.c:10154 fs/io_uri ---truncated---

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.16.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48937](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48937.md) | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.16.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48937](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48937.md) | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 5.16.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48937](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48937.md) | Aug 22, 2024 |

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