CVE-2022-49947

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: fix alloc->vma_vm_mm null-ptr dereference Syzbot reported a couple issues introduced by commit 44e602b4e52f ("binder_alloc: add missing mmap_lock calls when using the VMA"), in which we attempt to acquire the mmap_lock when alloc->vma_vm_mm has not been initialized yet. This can happen if a binder_proc receives a transaction without having previously called mmap() to setup the binder_proc->alloc space in [1]. Also, a similar issue occurs via binder_alloc_print_pages() when we try to dump the debugfs binder stats file in [2]. Sample of syzbot's crash report: ================================================================== KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000128-0x000000000000012f] CPU: 0 PID: 3755 Comm: syz-executor229 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc1-next-20220819-syzkaller #0 syz-executor229[3755] cmdline: ./syz-executor2294415195 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/22/2022 RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xd83/0x56d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4923 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5666 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1ab/0x570 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5631 down_read+0x98/0x450 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1499 mmap_read_lock include/linux/mmap_lock.h:117 [inline] binder_alloc_new_buf_locked drivers/android/binder_alloc.c:405 [inline] binder_alloc_new_buf+0xa5/0x19e0 drivers/android/binder_alloc.c:593 binder_transaction+0x242e/0x9a80 drivers/android/binder.c:3199 binder_thread_write+0x664/0x3220 drivers/android/binder.c:3986 binder_ioctl_write_read drivers/android/binder.c:5036 [inline] binder_ioctl+0x3470/0x6d00 drivers/android/binder.c:5323 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:856 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [...] ================================================================== Fix these issues by setting up alloc->vma_vm_mm pointer during open() and caching directly from current->mm. This guarantees we have a valid reference to take the mmap_lock during scenarios described above. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f7dc54e5be28950ac459 [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a75ebe0452711c9e56d9
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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Nov 2025, 19:49

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: binder: corrección de la desreferencia alloc-&gt;vma_vm_mm null-ptr. Syzbot informó de un par de problemas introducidos por el commit 44e602b4e52f ("binder_alloc: añadir llamadas mmap_lock faltantes al usar la VMA"), en el que se intenta adquirir mmap_lock cuando alloc-&gt;vma_vm_mm aún no se ha inicializado. Esto puede ocurrir si un binder_proc recibe una transacción sin haber llamado previamente a mmap() para configurar el espacio binder_proc-&gt;alloc en [1]. Además, se produce un problema similar mediante binder_alloc_print_pages() al intentar volcar el archivo de estadísticas de binder debugfs en [2]. Ejemplo de informe de fallos de syzbot: ======================================================================= KASAN: null-ptr-deref en el rango [0x0000000000000128-0x000000000000012f] CPU: 0 PID: 3755 Comm: syz-executor229 No contaminado 6.0.0-rc1-next-20220819-syzkaller #0 syz-executor229[3755] cmdline: ./syz-executor2294415195 Nombre del hardware: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Motor, BIOS Google 22/07/2022 RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xd83/0x56d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4923 [...] Rastreo de llamadas: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5666 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1ab/0x570 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5631 down_read+0x98/0x450 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1499 mmap_read_lock include/linux/mmap_lock.h:117 [inline] binder_alloc_new_buf_locked drivers/android/binder_alloc.c:405 [inline] binder_alloc_new_buf+0xa5/0x19e0 drivers/android/binder_alloc.c:593 binder_transaction+0x242e/0x9a80 drivers/android/binder.c:3199 binder_thread_write+0x664/0x3220 drivers/android/binder.c:3986 binder_ioctl_write_read drivers/android/binder.c:5036 [inline] binder_ioctl+0x3470/0x6d00 drivers/android/binder.c:5323 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:856 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [...] ================================================================== Solucione estos problemas configurando el puntero alloc-&gt;vma_vm_mm durante la operación open() y almacenando en caché directamente desde current-&gt;mm. Esto garantiza una referencia válida para tomar mmap_lock en los escenarios descritos anteriormente.. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f7dc54e5be28950ac459 [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a75ebe0452711c9e56d9
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da52815d5f1b654c89044db0cdc6adce43da1f1 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da52815d5f1b654c89044db0cdc6adce43da1f1 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81203ab7a6ef843a2b904a0a494f28c457d44d27 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81203ab7a6ef843a2b904a0a494f28c457d44d27 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a97babb0a510f8921891f9e70c5a5ef33cadac - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a97babb0a510f8921891f9e70c5a5ef33cadac - Patch
CWE CWE-476
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

18 Jun 2025, 11:15

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Information

Published : 2025-06-18 11:15

Updated : 2025-11-14 19:49


NVD link : CVE-2022-49947

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49947


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference