# CVE-2022-48986: mm/gup: fix gup_pud_range() for dax

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel panic via io_uring on systems using DAX, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48986, GHSA-jvvc-hqpp-3w3v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48986

## What is CVE-2022-48986?

CVE-2022-48986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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:

mm/gup: fix gup_pud_range() for dax

For dax pud, pud_huge() returns true on x86. So the function works as long
as hugetlb is configured. However, dax doesn't depend on hugetlb.
Commit 414fd080d125 ("mm/gup: fix gup_pmd_range() for dax") fixed
devmap-backed huge PMDs, but missed devmap-backed huge PUDs. Fix this as
well.

This fixes the below kernel panic:

general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x69e7c000cc478: 0000 [#1] SMP
	< snip >
Call Trace:
<TASK>
get_user_pages_fast+0x1f/0x40
iov_iter_get_pages+0xc6/0x3b0
? mempool_alloc+0x5d/0x170
bio_iov_iter_get_pages+0x82/0x4e0
? bvec_alloc+0x91/0xc0
? bio_alloc_bioset+0x19a/0x2a0
blkdev_direct_IO+0x282/0x480
? __io_complete_rw_common+0xc0/0xc0
? filemap_range_has_page+0x82/0xc0
generic_file_direct_write+0x9d/0x1a0
? inode_update_time+0x24/0x30
__generic_file_write_iter+0xbd/0x1e0
blkdev_write_iter+0xb4/0x150
? io_import_iovec+0x8d/0x340
io_write+0xf9/0x300
io_issue_sqe+0x3c3/0x1d30
? sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x6c/0x80
__io_queue_sqe+0x33/0x240
? fget+0x76/0xa0
io_submit_sqes+0xe6a/0x18d0
? __fget_light+0xd1/0x100
__x64_sys_io_uring_enter+0x199/0x880
? __context_tracking_enter+0x1f/0x70
? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0x24/0x30
? irqentry_exit+0x1d/0x30
? __context_tracking_exit+0xe/0x70
do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xcb
RIP: 0033:0x7fc97c11a7be
	< snip >
</TASK>
---[ end trace 48b2e0e67debcaeb ]---
RIP: 0010:internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x340/0x990
	< snip >
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
Kernel Offset: disabled

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48986?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-48986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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-2022-48986 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-2022-48986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.