# CVE-2022-48675: IB/core: Fix a nested dead lock as part of ODP flow

> A nested deadlock in the Linux kernel IB/core ODP flow can cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48675, GHSA-c34q-8xrw-g745, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48675

## What is CVE-2022-48675?

CVE-2022-48675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 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:

IB/core: Fix a nested dead lock as part of ODP flow

Fix a nested dead lock as part of ODP flow by using mmput_async().

From the below call trace [1] can see that calling mmput() once we have
the umem_odp->umem_mutex locked as required by
ib_umem_odp_map_dma_and_lock() might trigger in the same task the
exit_mmap()->__mmu_notifier_release()->mlx5_ib_invalidate_range() which
may dead lock when trying to lock the same mutex.

Moving to use mmput_async() will solve the problem as the above
exit_mmap() flow will be called in other task and will be executed once
the lock will be available.

[1]
[64843.077665] task:kworker/u133:2  state:D stack:    0 pid:80906 ppid:
2 flags:0x00004000
[64843.077672] Workqueue: mlx5_ib_page_fault mlx5_ib_eqe_pf_action [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077719] Call Trace:
[64843.077722]  <TASK>
[64843.077724]  __schedule+0x23d/0x590
[64843.077729]  schedule+0x4e/0xb0
[64843.077735]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xe/0x10
[64843.077740]  __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x263/0x490
[64843.077747]  __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
[64843.077752]  mutex_lock+0x34/0x40
[64843.077758]  mlx5_ib_invalidate_range+0x48/0x270 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077808]  __mmu_notifier_release+0x1a4/0x200
[64843.077816]  exit_mmap+0x1bc/0x200
[64843.077822]  ? walk_page_range+0x9c/0x120
[64843.077828]  ? __cond_resched+0x1a/0x50
[64843.077833]  ? mutex_lock+0x13/0x40
[64843.077839]  ? uprobe_clear_state+0xac/0x120
[64843.077860]  mmput+0x5f/0x140
[64843.077867]  ib_umem_odp_map_dma_and_lock+0x21b/0x580 [ib_core]
[64843.077931]  pagefault_real_mr+0x9a/0x140 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077962]  pagefault_mr+0xb4/0x550 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077992]  pagefault_single_data_segment.constprop.0+0x2ac/0x560
[mlx5_ib]
[64843.078022]  mlx5_ib_eqe_pf_action+0x528/0x780 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.078051]  process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0
[64843.078059]  worker_thread+0x53/0x410
[64843.078065]  ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0
[64843.078073]  kthread+0x12a/0x150
[64843.078079]  ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
[64843.078085]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[64843.078093]  </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48675?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48675?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48675 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 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-2022-48675 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-2022-48675/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48675/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48675
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48675
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48675

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48675/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
