# CVE-2022-49565: perf/x86/intel/lbr: Fix unchecked MSR access error on HSW

> A logic error in the Linux kernel's Intel LBR handling causes unchecked MSR access errors, potentially leading to system crashes or 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:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49565, GHSA-555r-f9m4-vp82, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49565

## What is CVE-2022-49565?

CVE-2022-49565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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:

perf/x86/intel/lbr: Fix unchecked MSR access error on HSW

The fuzzer triggers the below trace.

[ 7763.384369] unchecked MSR access error: WRMSR to 0x689
(tried to write 0x1fffffff8101349e) at rIP: 0xffffffff810704a4
(native_write_msr+0x4/0x20)
[ 7763.397420] Call Trace:
[ 7763.399881]  <TASK>
[ 7763.401994]  intel_pmu_lbr_restore+0x9a/0x1f0
[ 7763.406363]  intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task+0x91/0x1c0
[ 7763.410992]  __perf_event_task_sched_in+0x1cd/0x240

On a machine with the LBR format LBR_FORMAT_EIP_FLAGS2, when the TSX is
disabled, a TSX quirk is required to access LBR from registers.
The lbr_from_signext_quirk_needed() is introduced to determine whether
the TSX quirk should be applied. However, the
lbr_from_signext_quirk_needed() is invoked before the
intel_pmu_lbr_init(), which parses the LBR format information. Without
the correct LBR format information, the TSX quirk never be applied.

Move the lbr_from_signext_quirk_needed() into the intel_pmu_lbr_init().
Checking x86_pmu.lbr_has_tsx in the lbr_from_signext_quirk_needed() is
not required anymore.

Both LBR_FORMAT_EIP_FLAGS2 and LBR_FORMAT_INFO have LBR_TSX flag, but
only the LBR_FORMAT_EIP_FLAGS2 requirs the quirk. Update the comments
accordingly.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49565?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49565?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49565 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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-2022-49565 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-2022-49565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49565/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49565
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49565
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49565

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