CVE-2022-49077
mmmremap.c: avoid pointless invalidate_range_start/end on mremap(old_size=0)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 26, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mmmremap.c: avoid pointless invalidate_range_start/end on mremap(old_size=0)
If an mremap() syscall with old_size=0 ends up in move_page_tables(), it will call invalidate_range_start()/invalidate_range_end() unnecessarily, i.e. with an empty range.
This causes a WARN in KVM's mmu_notifier. In the past, empty ranges have been diagnosed to be off-by-one bugs, hence the WARNing. Given the low (so far) number of unique reports, the benefits of detecting more buggy callers seem to outweigh the cost of having to fix cases such as this one, where userspace is doing something silly. In this particular case, an early return from move_page_tables() is enough to fix the issue.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05540f3903bd8295e8c4cd90dd3d416239a115b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeaf28e2a0128147d687237e59d5407ee1b14693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2c328c2a8f9de8b761bd4025b66c63120c55761
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c19d8de4e682ec4b0ea2b04a832cd8cc0be3bb31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d659cb1763ff17d1c6ee082fa6feb4267c7a30b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a04cb99c5d4668fe3f5c0e5b6da1cecd34c3f219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2358aa84ef6dafcf544a557caaa6b91afb4a0bd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bc13dae4a27b8d030843c85ae452bb2f1d9c1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e67e04c28170c47700c2c226d732bbfedb1ad0
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