# CVE-2022-48635: fsdax: Fix infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw()

> A local attacker can cause an infinite loop and system hang by triggering a specific read operation in the Linux kernel's DAX filesystem implementation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53846, AZL-53935, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48635, GHSA-cghm-v6v8-jp7r, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48635

## What is CVE-2022-48635?

CVE-2022-48635 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fsdax: Fix infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw()

I got an infinite loop and a WARNING report when executing a tail command
in virtiofs.

  WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 964 at fs/iomap/iter.c:34 iomap_iter+0x3a2/0x3d0
  Modules linked in:
  CPU: 10 PID: 964 Comm: tail Not tainted 5.19.0-rc7
  Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  dax_iomap_rw+0xea/0x620
  ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
  fuse_dax_read_iter+0x47/0x80
  fuse_file_read_iter+0xae/0xd0
  new_sync_read+0xfe/0x180
  ? 0xffffffff81000000
  vfs_read+0x14d/0x1a0
  ksys_read+0x6d/0xf0
  __x64_sys_read+0x1a/0x20
  do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

The tail command will call read() with a count of 0. In this case,
iomap_iter() will report this WARNING, and always return 1 which casuing
the infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw().

Fixing by checking count whether is 0 in dax_iomap_rw().

Weakness: CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48635?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48635?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48635 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48635 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48635/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48635/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48635
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48635
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48635

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48635/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.