How severe is CVE-2022-49452?

CVE-2022-49452 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-49452 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (11th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-49452?

CVE-2022-49452 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49452?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2022-49452 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2022-49452 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-54777.

When was CVE-2022-49452 published?

CVE-2022-49452 was published on 2025-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-49452

CVE-2022-49452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-401.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (11th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2022-54777
Weakness: CWE-401
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2025-02-26
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-eth: retrieve the virtual address before dma_unmap The TSO header was DMA unmapped before the virtual address was retrieved and then used to free the buffer. This meant that we were actually removing the DMA map and then trying to search for it to help in retrieving the virtual address. This lead to a invalid virtual address being used in the kfree call. Fix this by calling dpaa2_iova_to_virt() prior to the dma_unmap call. [ 487.231819] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffd9807000008 (...) [ 487.354061] Hardware name: SolidRun LX2160A Honeycomb (DT) [ 487.359535] pstate: a0400005 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 487.366485] pc : kfree+0xac/0x304 [ 487.369799] lr : kfree+0x204/0x304 [ 487.373191] sp : ffff80000c4eb120 [ 487.376493] x29: ffff80000c4eb120 x28: ffff662240c46400 x27: 0000000000000001 [ 487.383621] x26: 0000000000000001 x25: ffff662246da0cc0 x24: ffff66224af78000 [ 487.390748] x23: ffffad184f4ce008 x22: ffffad1850185000 x21: ffffad1838d13cec [ 487.397874] x20: ffff6601c0000000 x19: fffffd9807000000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 487.405000] x17: ffffb910cdc49000 x16: ffffad184d7d9080 x15: 0000000000004000 [ 487.412126] x14: 0000000000000008 x13: 000000000000ffff x12: 0000000000000000 [ 487.419252] x11: 0000000000000004 x10: 0000000000000001 x9 : ffffad184d7d927c [ 487.426379] x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000ffffffd1d x6 : ffff662240a94900 [ 487.433505] x5 : 0000000000000003 x4 : 0000000000000009 x3 : ffffad184f4ce008 [ 487.440632] x2 : ffff662243eec000 x1 : 0000000100000100 x0 : fffffc0000000000 [ 487.447758] Call trace: [ 487.450194] kfree+0xac/0x304 [ 487.453151] dpaa2_eth_free_tx_fd.isra.0+0x33c/0x3e0 [fsl_dpaa2_eth] [ 487.459507] dpaa2_eth_tx_conf+0x100/0x2e0 [fsl_dpaa2_eth] [ 487.464989] dpaa2_eth_poll+0xdc/0x380 [fsl_dpaa2_eth]

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49452?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-eth: retrieve the virtual address before dma_unmap The TSO header was DMA unmapped before the virtual address was retrieved and then used to free the buffer. This meant that we were actually removing the DMA map and then trying to search for it to help in retrieving the virtual address. This lead to a invalid virtual address being used in the kfree call. Fix this by calling dpaa2_iova_to_virt() prior to the dma_unmap call. [ 487.231819] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffd9807000008 (...) [ 487.354061] Hardware name: SolidRun LX2160A Honeycomb (DT) [ 487.359535] pstate: a0400005 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 487.366485] pc : kfree+0xac/0x304 [ 487.369799] lr : kfree+0x204/0x304 [ 487.373191] sp : ffff80000c4eb120 [ 487.376493] x29: ffff80000c4eb120 x28: ffff662240c46400 x27: 0000000000000001 [ 487.383621] x26: 0000000000000001 x25: ffff662246da0cc0 x24: ffff66224af78000 [ 487.390748] x23: ffffad184f4ce008 x22: ffffad1850185000 x21: ffffad1838d13cec [ 487.397874] x20: ffff6601c0000000 x19: fffffd9807000000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 487.405000] x17: ffffb910cdc49000 x16: ffffad184d7d9080 x15: 0000000000004000 [ 487.412126] x14: 0000000000000008 x13: 000000000000ffff x12: 0000000000000000 [ 487.419252] x11: 0000000000000004 x10: 0000000000000001 x9 : ffffad184d7d927c [ 487.426379] x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000ffffffd1d x6 : ffff662240a94900 [ 487.433505] x5 : 0000000000000003 x4 : 0000000000000009 x3 : ffffad184f4ce008 [ 487.440632] x2 : ffff662243eec000 x1 : 0000000100000100 x0 : fffffc0000000000 [ 487.447758] Call trace: [ 487.450194] kfree+0xac/0x304 [ 487.453151] dpaa2_eth_free_tx_fd.isra.0+0x33c/0x3e0 [fsl_dpaa2_eth] [ 487.459507] dpaa2_eth_tx_conf+0x100/0x2e0 [fsl_dpaa2_eth] [ 487.464989] dpaa2_eth_poll+0xdc/0x380 [fsl_dpaa2_eth]
How severe is CVE-2022-49452?: CVE-2022-49452 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-49452 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (11th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49452?: CVE-2022-49452 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49452?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2022-49452 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2022-49452 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-54777.
When was CVE-2022-49452 published?: CVE-2022-49452 was published on 2025-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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