CVE-2022-49720 block: Fix handling of offline queues in blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx()
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds array index in the Linux kernel block layer, causing a system crash or denial of service.
- 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
What is CVE-2022-49720?
CVE-2022-49720 is a high-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:
block: Fix handling of offline queues in blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx()
This patch prevents that test nvme/004 triggers the following:
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in block/blk-mq.h:135:9 index 512 is out of range for type 'long unsigned int [512]' Call Trace: show_stack+0x52/0x58 dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x5e dump_stack+0x10/0x12 ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x3b __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49 blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx+0x304/0x310 __nvme_submit_sync_cmd+0x70/0x200 [nvme_core] nvmf_connect_io_queue+0x23e/0x2a0 [nvme_fabrics] nvme_loop_connect_io_queues+0x8d/0xb0 [nvme_loop] nvme_loop_create_ctrl+0x58e/0x7d0 [nvme_loop] nvmf_create_ctrl+0x1d7/0x4d0 [nvme_fabrics] nvmf_dev_write+0xae/0x111 [nvme_fabrics] vfs_write+0x144/0x560 ksys_write+0xb7/0x140 __x64_sys_write+0x42/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49720?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49720, GHSA-2vww-w979-x68j, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49720.