# CVE-2022-49985: bpf: Don't use tnum_range on array range checking for poke descriptors

> A flaw in the Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler allows out-of-bounds memory reads, potentially leading to system crashes or arbitrary code execution.

- **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:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49985, GHSA-w75m-wgp8-wc83, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49985

## What is CVE-2022-49985?

CVE-2022-49985 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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:

bpf: Don't use tnum_range on array range checking for poke descriptors

Hsin-Wei reported a KASAN splat triggered by their BPF runtime fuzzer which
is based on a customized syzkaller:

  BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in bpf_int_jit_compile+0x1257/0x13f0
  Read of size 8 at addr ffff888004e90b58 by task syz-executor.0/1489
  CPU: 1 PID: 1489 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.19.0 #1
  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
  1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xc9
   print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1f/0x1f0
   ? bpf_int_jit_compile+0x1257/0x13f0
   kasan_report.cold+0xeb/0x197
   ? kvmalloc_node+0x170/0x200
   ? bpf_int_jit_compile+0x1257/0x13f0
   bpf_int_jit_compile+0x1257/0x13f0
   ? arch_prepare_bpf_dispatcher+0xd0/0xd0
   ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x43/0x70
   bpf_prog_select_runtime+0x3e8/0x640
   ? bpf_obj_name_cpy+0x149/0x1b0
   bpf_prog_load+0x102f/0x2220
   ? __bpf_prog_put.constprop.0+0x220/0x220
   ? find_held_lock+0x2c/0x110
   ? __might_fault+0xd6/0x180
   ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0
   ? lock_is_held_type+0xa6/0x120
   ? __might_fault+0x147/0x180
   __sys_bpf+0x137b/0x6070
   ? bpf_perf_link_attach+0x530/0x530
   ? new_sync_read+0x600/0x600
   ? __fget_files+0x255/0x450
   ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0
   ? fput+0x30/0x1a0
   ? ksys_write+0x1a8/0x260
   __x64_sys_bpf+0x7a/0xc0
   ? syscall_enter_from_user_mode+0x21/0x70
   do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
  RIP: 0033:0x7f917c4e2c2d

The problem here is that a range of tnum_range(0, map->max_entries - 1) has
limited ability to represent the concrete tight range with the tnum as the
set of resulting states from value + mask can result in a superset of the
actual intended range, and as such a tnum_in(range, reg->var_off) check may
yield true when it shouldn't, for example tnum_range(0, 2) would result in
00XX -> v = 0000, m = 0011 such that the intended set of {0, 1, 2} is here
represented by a less precise superset of {0, 1, 2, 3}. As the register is
known const scalar, really just use the concrete reg->var_off.value for the
upper index check.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49985?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49985?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49985 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2022-49985 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49985 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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-2022-49985 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-2022-49985/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49985/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49985
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49985
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49985

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.