CVE-2022-49983 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49983
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-49983 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 18 Jun 2025, 11:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49983 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49983: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udmabuf: Set the DMA mask for the udmabuf device (v2) If the DMA mask is not set explicitly, the following warning occurs when the userspace tries to access the dma-buf via the CPU as reported by syzbot here: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3595 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:188 __dma_map_sg_attrs+0x181/0x1f0 kernel/dma/mapping.c:188 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 3595 Comm: syz-executor249 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc2-syzkaller-00316-g0457e5153e0e #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:__dma_map_sg_attrs+0x181/0x1f0 kernel/dma/mapping.c:188 Code: 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 c1 e8 03 80 3c 10 00 75 71 4c 8b 3d c0 83 b5 0d e9 db fe ff ff e8 b6 0f 13 00 0f 0b e8 af 0f 13 00 <0f> 0b 45 31 e4 e9 54 ff ff ff e8 a0 0f 13 00 49 8d 7f 50 48 b8 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90002a07d68 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff88807e25e2c0 RSI: ffffffff81649e91 RDI: ffff88801b848408 RBP: ffff88801b848000 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: ffff88801d86c74f R10: ffffffff81649d72 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff88801d86c680 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000555556e30300(0000) GS:ffff8880b9d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000200000cc CR3: 000000001d74a000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> dma_map_sgtable+0x70/0xf0 kernel/dma/mapping.c:264 get_sg_table.isra.0+0xe0/0x160 drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c:72 begin_cpu_udmabuf+0x130/0x1d0 drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c:126 dma_buf_begin_cpu_access+0xfd/0x1d0 drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c:1164 dma_buf_ioctl+0x259/0x2b0 drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c:363 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f62fcf530f9 Code: 28 c3 e8 2a 14 00 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 c0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffe3edab9b8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f62fcf530f9 RDX: 0000000020000200 RSI: 0000000040086200 RDI: 0000000000000006 RBP: 00007f62fcf170e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f62fcf17170 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> v2: Dont't forget to deregister if DMA mask setup fails.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49983

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49983 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-49983

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49983.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-49983, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-49983, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-49983 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-49983 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-49983 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49983 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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