CVE-2022-50080
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Publication date: 2025-06-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-18

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: add overflow check in register_shm_helper() With special lengths supplied by user space, register_shm_helper() has an integer overflow when calculating the number of pages covered by a supplied user space memory region. This causes internal_get_user_pages_fast() a helper function of pin_user_pages_fast() to do a NULL pointer dereference: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 173 Comm: optee_example_a Not tainted 5.19.0 #11 Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 pc : internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x474/0xa80 Call trace: internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x474/0xa80 pin_user_pages_fast+0x24/0x4c register_shm_helper+0x194/0x330 tee_shm_register_user_buf+0x78/0x120 tee_ioctl+0xd0/0x11a0 __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xa8/0xec invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 Fix this by adding an an explicit call to access_ok() in tee_shm_register_user_buf() to catch an invalid user space address early.
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Published
2025-06-18
Last Modified
2025-11-18
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-06-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2022-50080
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 7 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an integer overflow in the Linux kernel function register_shm_helper() when calculating the number of pages for a user-supplied memory region. This overflow leads to a NULL pointer dereference in internal_get_user_pages_fast(), causing the kernel to crash or behave unexpectedly. The issue arises from improper validation of user space memory lengths, and it is fixed by adding an explicit access_ok() check to catch invalid user space addresses early.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash or become unstable due to a NULL pointer dereference triggered by specially crafted user space inputs. This may lead to denial of service or potential system instability, affecting the availability and reliability of the system.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

To mitigate this vulnerability, update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for the integer overflow in register_shm_helper(). The fix involves adding an explicit call to access_ok() in tee_shm_register_user_buf() to catch invalid user space addresses early, preventing the NULL pointer dereference. Until the update is applied, avoid using the affected tee ioctl functionality with untrusted user space inputs.


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