In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: sf-pdma: Add multithread support for a DMA channel
When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it
will cause oops and hanging the system.
% echo 64 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan
% echo 10000 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations
% echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run
[ 89.480664] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual
address 00000000000000a0
[ 89.488725] Oops [#1]
[ 89.494708] CPU: 2 PID: 1008 Comm: dma0chan0-copy0 Not tainted
5.17.0-rc5
[ 89.509385] epc : vchan_find_desc+0x32/0x46
[ 89.513553] ra : sf_pdma_tx_status+0xca/0xd6
This happens because of data race. Each thread rewrite channels's
descriptor as soon as device_prep_dma_memcpy() is called. It leads to the
situation when the driver thinks that it uses right descriptor that
actually is freed or substituted for other one.
With current fixes a descriptor changes its value only when it has
been used. A new descriptor is acquired from vc->desc_issued queue that
is already filled with descriptors that are ready to be sent. Threads
have no direct access to DMA channel descriptor. Now it is just possible
to queue a descriptor for further processing.
References
Configurations
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History
20 Nov 2025, 21:36
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c7350b1dd8a192af844de32fc99b9e34c876fda - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ab2782c944e324008ef5d658f2494a9f0e3c5ac - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a93b3f1e11971a91b6441b6d47488f4492cc113f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2cc5c465c2cb8ab697c3fd6583c614e3f6cfbcc - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9b4992f897be9b0b9e3a3b956cab6b75ccc3f11 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2025-06-18 11:15
Updated : 2025-11-20 21:36
NVD link : CVE-2022-50145
Mitre link : CVE-2022-50145
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50145
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
