CVE-2022-49069
MediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix by adding FPU protection for dcn30_internal_validate_bw [Why] Below general protection fault observed when WebGL Aquarium is run for longer duration. If drm debug logs are enabled and set to 0x1f then the issue is observed within 10 minutes of run. [ 100.717056] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x2d33302d32323032: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 100.727921] CPU: 3 PID: 1906 Comm: DrmThread Tainted: G W 5.15.30 #12 d726c6a2d6ebe5cf9223931cbca6892f916fe18b [ 100.754419] RIP: 0010:CalculateSwathWidth+0x1f7/0x44f [ 100.767109] Code: 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 85 88 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 10 04 f0 48 8b 85 98 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 45 10 0f 57 c0 <f3> 42 0f 2a 04 b0 0f 57 c9 f3 43 0f 2a 0c b4 e8 8c e2 f3 ff 48 8b [ 100.781269] RSP: 0018:ffffa9230079eeb0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 100.812528] RAX: 2d33302d32323032 RBX: 0000000000000500 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 100.819656] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff99deb712c49c RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 100.826781] RBP: ffffa9230079ef50 R08: ffff99deb712460c R09: ffff99deb712462c [ 100.833907] R10: ffff99deb7124940 R11: ffff99deb7124d70 R12: ffff99deb712ae44 [ 100.841033] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffa9230079f0a0 [ 100.848159] FS: 00007af121212640(0000) GS:ffff99deba780000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 100.856240] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 100.861980] CR2: 0000209000fe1000 CR3: 000000011b18c000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [ 100.869106] Call Trace: [ 100.871555] <TASK> [ 100.873655] ? asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x12/0x20 [ 100.878449] CalculateSwathAndDETConfiguration+0x1a3/0x6dd [ 100.883937] dml31_ModeSupportAndSystemConfigurationFull+0x2ce4/0x76da [ 100.890467] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.895173] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.899874] ? __sprint_symbol+0x80/0x135 [ 100.903883] ? dm_update_plane_state+0x3f9/0x4d2 [ 100.908500] ? symbol_string+0xb7/0xde [ 100.912250] ? number+0x145/0x29b [ 100.915566] ? vsnprintf+0x341/0x5ff [ 100.919141] ? desc_read_finalized_seq+0x39/0x87 [ 100.923755] ? update_load_avg+0x1b9/0x607 [ 100.927849] ? compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state+0x7d/0xd5b [ 100.933416] ? fetch_pipe_params+0xa4d/0xd0c [ 100.937686] ? dc_fpu_end+0x3d/0xa8 [ 100.941175] dml_get_voltage_level+0x16b/0x180 [ 100.945619] dcn30_internal_validate_bw+0x10e/0x89b [ 100.950495] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.955285] ? resource_build_scaling_params+0x98b/0xb8c [ 100.960595] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.965384] dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x9a/0x1fc [ 100.970001] dc_validate_global_state+0x238/0x295 [ 100.974703] amdgpu_dm_atomic_check+0x9c1/0xbce [ 100.979235] ? _printk+0x59/0x73 [ 100.982467] drm_atomic_check_only+0x403/0x78b [ 100.986912] drm_mode_atomic_ioctl+0x49b/0x546 [ 100.991358] ? drm_ioctl+0x1c1/0x3b3 [ 100.994936] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 100.999725] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xdc/0x149 [ 101.003648] drm_ioctl+0x27f/0x3b3 [ 101.007051] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 101.011842] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x49/0x7d [ 101.015679] __se_sys_ioctl+0x7c/0xb8 [ 101.015685] do_syscall_64+0x5f/0xb8 [ 101.015690] ? __irq_exit_rcu+0x34/0x96 [How] It calles populate_dml_pipes which uses doubles to initialize. Adding FPU protection avoids context switch and probable loss of vba context as there is potential contention while drm debug logs are enabled.
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
4.15
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.16.20,
5.17.3,
5.18
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49069 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f4c5e5f99ee7084b555d9a38e8ffeb16ec65a2
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca1198849ab0e7af5efb392ef6baf1138f6fc086
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e995c5d52ec7415644eee617fc7e906b51aec7ae
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-49069?
CVE-2022-49069 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49069 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49069?
CVE-2022-49069 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49069?
Yes — CVE-2022-49069 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-49069 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-49069 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.