🛡️ CVE-2022-49265 — kernel
Description
PM: domains: Fix sleep-in-atomic bug caused by genpd_debug_remove()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM: domains: Fix sleep-in-atomic bug caused by genpd_debug_remove()
When a genpd with GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE gets removed, the following
sleep-in-atomic bug will be seen, as genpd_debug_remove() will be called
with a spinlock being held.
[ 0.029183] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1460
[ 0.029204] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 128, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0
[ 0.029219] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
[ 0.029230] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc4+ #489
[ 0.029245] Hardware name: Thundercomm TurboX CM2290 (DT)
[ 0.029256] Call trace:
[ 0.029265] dump_backtrace.part.0+0xbc/0xd0
[ 0.029285] show_stack+0x3c/0xa0
[ 0.029298] dump_stack_lvl+0x7c/0xa0
[ 0.029311] dump_stack+0x18/0x34
[ 0.029323] __might_resched+0x10c/0x13c
[ 0.029338] __might_sleep+0x4c/0x80
[ 0.029351] down_read+0x24/0xd0
[ 0.029363] lookup_one_len_unlocked+0x9c/0xcc
[ 0.029379] lookup_positive_unlocked+0x10/0x50
[ 0.029392] debugfs_lookup+0x68/0xac
[ 0.029406] genpd_remove.part.0+0x12c/0x1b4
[ 0.029419] of_genpd_remove_last+0xa8/0xd4
[ 0.029434] psci_cpuidle_domain_probe+0x174/0x53c
[ 0.029449] platform_probe+0x68/0xe0
[ 0.029462] really_probe+0x190/0x430
[ 0.029473] __driver_probe_device+0x90/0x18c
[ 0.029485] driver_probe_device+0x40/0xe0
[ 0.029497] __driver_attach+0xf4/0x1d0
[ 0.029508] bus_for_each_dev+0x70/0xd0
[ 0.029523] driver_attach+0x24/0x30
[ 0.029534] bus_add_driver+0x164/0x22c
[ 0.029545] driver_register+0x78/0x130
[ 0.029556] __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x34
[ 0.029569] psci_idle_init_domains+0x1c/0x28
[ 0.029583] do_one_initcall+0x50/0x1b0
[ 0.029595] kernel_init_freeable+0x214/0x280
[ 0.029609] kernel_init+0x2c/0x13c
[ 0.029622] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
It doesn't seem necessary to call genpd_debug_remove() with the lock, so
move it out from locking to fix the problem.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2022-49265 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 5.17.0 up to 5.17.2)
- linux-kernel (from 5.17 up to 5.17.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 26 February 2025 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2022-49265 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 5.17.0 | 5.17.2 |
| linux-kernel | 5.17 | 5.17.2 |
References
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