CVE-2022-49402

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Clean up hash direct_functions on register failures We see the following GPF when register_ftrace_direct fails: [ ] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address \ 0x200000000000010: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC PTI [...] [ ] RIP: 0010:ftrace_find_rec_direct+0x53/0x70 [ ] Code: 48 c1 e0 03 48 03 42 08 48 8b 10 31 c0 48 85 d2 74 [...] [ ] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000138bc10 EFLAGS: 00010206 [ ] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffff813e0df0 RCX: 000000000000003b [ ] RDX: 0200000000000000 RSI: 000000000000000c RDI: ffffffff813e0df0 [ ] RBP: ffffffffa00a3000 R08: ffffffff81180ce0 R09: 0000000000000001 [ ] R10: ffffc9000138bc18 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffff813e0df0 [ ] R13: ffffffff813e0df0 R14: ffff888171b56400 R15: 0000000000000000 [ ] FS: 00007fa9420c7780(0000) GS:ffff888ff6a00000(0000) knlGS:000000000 [ ] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ ] CR2: 000000000770d000 CR3: 0000000107d50003 CR4: 0000000000370ee0 [ ] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ ] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ ] Call Trace: [ ] <TASK> [ ] register_ftrace_direct+0x54/0x290 [ ] ? render_sigset_t+0xa0/0xa0 [ ] bpf_trampoline_update+0x3f5/0x4a0 [ ] ? 0xffffffffa00a3000 [ ] bpf_trampoline_link_prog+0xa9/0x140 [ ] bpf_tracing_prog_attach+0x1dc/0x450 [ ] bpf_raw_tracepoint_open+0x9a/0x1e0 [ ] ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x90 [ ] ? lock_release+0x150/0x430 [ ] __sys_bpf+0xbd6/0x2700 [ ] ? lock_is_held_type+0xd8/0x130 [ ] __x64_sys_bpf+0x1c/0x20 [ ] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x80 [ ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ ] RIP: 0033:0x7fa9421defa9 [ ] Code: 00 c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 9 f8 [...] [ ] RSP: 002b:00007ffed743bd78 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000141 [ ] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00000000069d2480 RCX: 00007fa9421defa9 [ ] RDX: 0000000000000078 RSI: 00007ffed743bd80 RDI: 0000000000000011 [ ] RBP: 00007ffed743be00 R08: 0000000000bb7270 R09: 0000000000000000 [ ] R10: 00000000069da210 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001 [ ] R13: 00007ffed743c4b0 R14: 00000000069d2480 R15: 0000000000000001 [ ] </TASK> [ ] Modules linked in: klp_vm(OK) [ ] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- One way to trigger this is: 1. load a livepatch that patches kernel function xxx; 2. run bpftrace -e 'kfunc:xxx {}', this will fail (expected for now); 3. repeat #2 => gpf. This is because the entry is added to direct_functions, but not removed. Fix this by remove the entry from direct_functions when register_ftrace_direct fails. Also remove the last trailing space from ftrace.c, so we don't have to worry about it anymore.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-02-26
Last modified 2025-10-21
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 5.5
Fixed in
✓ 5.10.121 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.46 5.15.x ✓ 5.17.14 5.17.x ✓ 5.18.3 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49402 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2022-49402?

    CVE-2022-49402 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. CVE-2022-49402 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49402?

    CVE-2022-49402 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-2022-49402?

    Yes — CVE-2022-49402 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2022-49402 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2022-49402 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.