CVE-2022-49400

MEDIUM
Published Feb 26, 2025 Modified Oct 1, 2025 CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: Don't set mddev private to NULL in raid0 pers->free In normal stop process, it does like this: do_md_stop | __md_stop (pers->free(); mddev->private=NULL) | md_free (free mddev) __md_stop sets mddev->private to NULL after pers->free. The raid device will be stopped and mddev memory is free. But in reshape, it doesn't free the mddev and mddev will still be used in new raid. In reshape, it first sets mddev->private to new_pers and then runs old_pers->free(). Now raid0 sets mddev->private to NULL in raid0_free. The new raid can't work anymore. It will panic when dereference mddev->private because of NULL pointer dereference. It can panic like this: [63010.814972] kernel BUG at drivers/md/raid10.c:928! [63010.819778] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [63010.825011] CPU: 3 PID: 44437 Comm: md0_resync Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-86.el9.x86_64 #1 [63010.833789] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R6415/07YXFK, BIOS 1.15.0 09/11/2020 [63010.841440] RIP: 0010:raise_barrier+0x161/0x170 [raid10] [63010.865508] RSP: 0018:ffffc312408bbc10 EFLAGS: 00010246 [63010.870734] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa00bf7d39800 RCX: 0000000000000000 [63010.877866] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffffa00bf7d39800 [63010.884999] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: fffffa4945e74400 R09: 0000000000000000 [63010.892132] R10: ffffa00eed02f798 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffa00bbc435200 [63010.899266] R13: ffffa00bf7d39800 R14: 0000000000000400 R15: 0000000000000003 [63010.906399] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa00eed000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [63010.914485] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [63010.920229] CR2: 00007f5cfbe99828 CR3: 0000000105efe000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 [63010.927363] Call Trace: [63010.929822] ? bio_reset+0xe/0x40 [63010.933144] ? raid10_alloc_init_r10buf+0x60/0xa0 [raid10] [63010.938629] raid10_sync_request+0x756/0x1610 [raid10] [63010.943770] md_do_sync.cold+0x3e4/0x94c [63010.947698] md_thread+0xab/0x160 [63010.951024] ? md_write_inc+0x50/0x50 [63010.954688] kthread+0x149/0x170 [63010.957923] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 [63010.962107] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Removing the code that sets mddev->private to NULL in raid0 can fix problem.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49400? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: Don't set mddev private to NULL in raid0 pers->free In normal stop process, it does like this: do_md_stop | __md_stop (pers->free(); mddev->private=NULL) | md_free (free mddev) __md_stop sets mddev->private to NULL after pers->free. The raid device will be stopped and mddev memory is free. But in reshape, it doesn't free the mddev and mddev will still be used in new raid. In reshape, it first sets mddev->private to new_pers and then runs old_pers->free(). Now raid0 sets mddev->private to NULL in raid0_free. The new raid can't work anymore. It will panic when dereference mddev->private because of NULL pointer dereference. It can panic like this: [63010.814972] kernel BUG at drivers/md/raid10.c:928! [63010.819778] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [63010.825011] CPU: 3 PID: 44437 Comm: md0_resync Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-86.el9.x86_64 #1 [63010.833789] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R6415/07YXFK, BIOS 1.15.0 09/11/2020 [63010.841440] RIP: 0010:raise_barrier+0x161/0x170 [raid10] [63010.865508] RSP: 0018:ffffc312408bbc10 EFLAGS: 00010246 [63010.870734] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa00bf7d39800 RCX: 0000000000000000 [63010.877866] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffffa00bf7d39800 [63010.884999] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: fffffa4945e74400 R09: 0000000000000000 [63010.892132] R10: ffffa00eed02f798 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffa00bbc435200 [63010.899266] R13: ffffa00bf7d39800 R14: 0000000000000400 R15: 0000000000000003 [63010.906399] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa00eed000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [63010.914485] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [63010.920229] CR2: 00007f5cfbe99828 CR3: 0000000105efe000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 [63010.927363] Call Trace: [63010.929822] ? bio_reset+0xe/0x40 [63010.933144] ? raid10_alloc_init_r10buf+0x60/0xa0 [raid10] [63010.938629] raid10_sync_request+0x756/0x1610 [raid10] [63010.943770] md_do_sync.cold+0x3e4/0x94c [63010.947698] md_thread+0xab/0x160 [63010.951024] ? md_write_inc+0x50/0x50 [63010.954688] kthread+0x149/0x170 [63010.957923] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 [63010.962107] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Removing the code that sets mddev->private to NULL in raid0 can fix problem. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49400? +
CVE-2022-49400 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49400? +
CVE-2022-49400 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-49400? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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