riscv: fix reserved memory setup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: fix reserved memory setup Currently, RISC-V sets up reserved memory using the "early" copy of the device tree. As a result, when trying to get a reserved memory region using of_reserved_mem_lookup(), the pointer to reserved memory regions is using the early, pre-virtual-memory address which causes a kernel panic when trying to use the buffer's name: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00000000401c31ac Oops [#1] Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper Not tainted 6.0.0-rc1-00001-g0d9d6953d834 #1 Hardware name: Microchip PolarFire-SoC Icicle Kit (DT) epc : string+0x4a/0xea ra : vsnprintf+0x1e4/0x336 epc : ffffffff80335ea0 ra : ffffffff80338936 sp : ffffffff81203be0 gp : ffffffff812e0a98 tp : ffffffff8120de40 t0 : 0000000000000000 t1 : ffffffff81203e28 t2 : 7265736572203a46 s0 : ffffffff81203c20 s1 : ffffffff81203e28 a0 : ffffffff81203d22 a1 : 0000000000000000 a2 : ffffffff81203d08 a3 : 0000000081203d21 a4 : ffffffffffffffff a5 : 00000000401c31ac a6 : ffff0a00ffffff04 a7 : ffffffffffffffff s2 : ffffffff81203d08 s3 : ffffffff81203d00 s4 : 0000000000000008 s5 : ffffffff000000ff s6 : 0000000000ffffff s7 : 00000000ffffff00 s8 : ffffffff80d9821a s9 : ffffffff81203d22 s10: 0000000000000002 s11: ffffffff80d9821c t3 : ffffffff812f3617 t4 : ffffffff812f3617 t5 : ffffffff812f3618 t6 : ffffffff81203d08 status: 0000000200000100 badaddr: 00000000401c31ac cause: 000000000000000d [<ffffffff80338936>] vsnprintf+0x1e4/0x336 [<ffffffff80055ae2>] vprintk_store+0xf6/0x344 [<ffffffff80055d86>] vprintk_emit+0x56/0x192 [<ffffffff80055ed8>] vprintk_default+0x16/0x1e [<ffffffff800563d2>] vprintk+0x72/0x80 [<ffffffff806813b2>] _printk+0x36/0x50 [<ffffffff8068af48>] print_reserved_mem+0x1c/0x24 [<ffffffff808057ec>] paging_init+0x528/0x5bc [<ffffffff808031ae>] setup_arch+0xd0/0x592 [<ffffffff8080070e>] start_kernel+0x82/0x73c early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem() takes no arguments as it operates on initial_boot_params, which is populated by early_init_dt_verify(). On RISC-V, early_init_dt_verify() is called twice. Once, directly, in setup_arch() if CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB is not enabled and once indirectly, very early in the boot process, by parse_dtb() when it calls early_init_dt_scan_nodes(). This first call uses dtb_early_va to set initial_boot_params, which is not usable later in the boot process when early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem() is called. On arm64 for example, the corresponding call to early_init_dt_scan_nodes() uses fixmap addresses and doesn't suffer the same fate. Move early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem() further along the boot sequence, after the direct call to early_init_dt_verify() in setup_arch() so that the names use the correct virtual memory addresses. The above supposed that CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB was not set, but should work equally in the case where it is - unflatted_and_copy_device_tree() also updates initial_boot_params.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.3.8 to before 5.4 | 5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.4 and later | 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9, 6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.3.8 to before 5.4 Fixed in 5.4 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4 and later Fixed in 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9, 6.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.8 to before 5.4; 5.4.1 to before 5.10.155; 5.11 to before 5.15.79; 5.16 to before 6.0.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 to before 5.4; 5.4.1 to before 5.10.155; 5.11 to before 5.15.79; 5.16 to before 6.0.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9, 6.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx8w-x2cj-333g
References
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx8w-x2cj-333g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49851 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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