iommu/vt-d: Fix double list_add when enabling VMD in scalable mode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix double list_add when enabling VMD in scalable mode When enabling VMD and IOMMU scalable mode, the following kernel panic call trace/kernel log is shown in Eagle Stream platform (Sapphire Rapids CPU) during booting: pci 0000:59:00.5: Adding to iommu group 42 ... vmd 0000:59:00.5: PCI host bridge to bus 10000:80 pci 10000:80:01.0: [8086:352a] type 01 class 0x060400 pci 10000:80:01.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0x00000000-0x0001ffff 64bit] pci 10000:80:01.0: enabling Extended Tags pci 10000:80:01.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold pci 10000:80:01.0: DMAR: Setup RID2PASID failed pci 10000:80:01.0: Failed to add to iommu group 42: -16 pci 10000:80:03.0: [8086:352b] type 01 class 0x060400 pci 10000:80:03.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0x00000000-0x0001ffff 64bit] pci 10000:80:03.0: enabling Extended Tags pci 10000:80:03.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 0 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc3+ #7 Hardware name: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650V3/SB27A86647, BIOS ESE101Y-1.00 01/13/2022 Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid.cold+0x26/0x3f Code: 9a 4a ab ff 4c 89 c1 48 c7 c7 40 0c d9 9e e8 b9 b1 fe ff 0f 0b 48 89 f2 4c 89 c1 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 f0 0c d9 9e e8 a2 b1 fe ff <0f> 0b 48 89 d1 4c 89 c6 4c 89 ca 48 c7 c7 98 0c d9 9e e8 8b b1 fe RSP: 0000:ff5ad434865b3a40 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000058 RBX: ff4d61160b74b880 RCX: ff4d61255e1fffa8 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000fffeffff RDI: ffffffff9fd34f20 RBP: ff4d611d8e245c00 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ff5ad434865b3888 R10: ff5ad434865b3880 R11: ff4d61257fdc6fe8 R12: ff4d61160b74b8a0 R13: ff4d61160b74b8a0 R14: ff4d611d8e245c10 R15: ff4d611d8001ba70 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff4d611d5ea00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ff4d611fa1401000 CR3: 0000000aa0210001 CR4: 0000000000771ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> intel_pasid_alloc_table+0x9c/0x1d0 dmar_insert_one_dev_info+0x423/0x540 ? device_to_iommu+0x12d/0x2f0 intel_iommu_attach_device+0x116/0x290 __iommu_attach_device+0x1a/0x90 iommu_group_add_device+0x190/0x2c0 __iommu_probe_device+0x13e/0x250 iommu_probe_device+0x24/0x150 iommu_bus_notifier+0x69/0x90 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x5a/0x80 device_add+0x3db/0x7b0 ? arch_memremap_can_ram_remap+0x19/0x50 ? memremap+0x75/0x140 pci_device_add+0x193/0x1d0 pci_scan_single_device+0xb9/0xf0 pci_scan_slot+0x4c/0x110 pci_scan_child_bus_extend+0x3a/0x290 vmd_enable_domain.constprop.0+0x63e/0x820 vmd_probe+0x163/0x190 local_pci_probe+0x42/0x80 work_for_cpu_fn+0x13/0x20 process_one_work+0x1e2/0x3b0 worker_thread+0x1c4/0x3a0 ? rescuer_thread+0x370/0x370 kthread+0xc7/0xf0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK> Modules linked in: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception Kernel Offset: 0x1ca00000 from 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffffbfffffff) ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception ]--- The following 'lspci' output shows devices '10000:80:*' are subdevices of the VMD device 0000:59:00.5: $ lspci ... 0000:59:00.5 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller (rev 20) ... 10000:80:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 352a (rev 03) 10000:80:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 352b (rev 03) 10000:80:05.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 352c (rev 03) 10000:80:07.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 352d (rev 03) 10000:81:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Intel Corporation NVMe Datacenter SSD [3DNAND, Beta Rock Controller] 10000:82:00 ---truncated---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.12.19 to before 5.13; 5.13.4 to before 5.14 | 5.13, 5.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 and later | 5.15.27, 5.16.13, 5.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.12.19 to before 5.13; 5.13.4 to before 5.14 Fixed in 5.13, 5.14 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 5.15.27, 5.16.13, 5.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12.19 to before 5.13; 5.13.4 to before 5.14; 5.14 to before 5.15.27; 5.16 to before 5.16.13 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.19 to before 5.13; 5.13.4 to before 5.14; 5.14 to before 5.15.27; 5.16 to before 5.16.13 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.13, 5.14
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.27, 5.16.13, 5.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j2g-pw4f-5hg9
References
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j2g-pw4f-5hg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48916 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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