CVE-2022-49931 IB/hfi1: Correctly move list in sc_disable()

What is CVE-2022-49931?

CVE-2022-49931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 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:

IB/hfi1: Correctly move list in sc_disable()

Commit 13bac861952a ("IB/hfi1: Fix abba locking issue with sc_disable()") incorrectly tries to move a list from one list head to another. The result is a kernel crash.

The crash is triggered when a link goes down and there are waiters for a send to complete. The following signature is seen:

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030 [...] Call Trace: sc_disable+0x1ba/0x240 [hfi1] pio_freeze+0x3d/0x60 [hfi1] handle_freeze+0x27/0x1b0 [hfi1] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x380 ? process_one_work+0x380/0x380 worker_thread+0x30/0x360 ? process_one_work+0x380/0x380 kthread+0xd7/0x100 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

The fix is to use the correct call to move the list.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49931?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49931?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-49931 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49931, GHSA-6vr6-r6mg-9m3f, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49931.