Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: fix multipath crash...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: fix multipath crash caused by flush request when blktrace is enabled
The flush request initialized by blk_kick_flush has NULL bio,
and it may be dealt with nvme_end_req during io completion.
When blktrace is enabled, nvme_trace_bio_complete with multipath
activated trying to access NULL pointer bio from flush request
results in the following crash:
[ 2517.831677] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000001a
[ 2517.835213] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 2517.838724] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 2517.842222] PGD 7b2d51067 P4D 0
[ 2517.845684] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 2517.849125] CPU: 2 PID: 732 Comm: kworker/2:1H Kdump: loaded Tainted: G S 5.15.67-0.cl9.x86_64 #1
[ 2517.852723] Hardware name: XFUSION 2288H V6/BC13MBSBC, BIOS 1.13 07/27/2022
[ 2517.856358] Workqueue: nvme_tcp_wq nvme_tcp_io_work [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.859993] RIP: 0010:blk_add_trace_bio_complete+0x6/0x30
[ 2517.863628] Code: 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 46 08 31 c9 ba 04 00 10 00 48 8b 80 50 03 00 00 48 8b 78 50 e9 e5 fe ff ff 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 54 49 89 f4 55 <0f> b6 7a 1a 48 89 d5 e8 3e 1c 2b 00 48 89 ee 4c 89 e7 5d 89 c1 ba
[ 2517.871269] RSP: 0018:ff7f6a008d9dbcd0 EFLAGS: 00010286
[ 2517.875081] RAX: ff3d5b4be00b1d50 RBX: 0000000002040002 RCX: ff3d5b0a270f2000
[ 2517.878966] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ff3d5b0b021fb9f8 RDI: 0000000000000000
[ 2517.882849] RBP: ff3d5b0b96a6fa00 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 2517.886718] R10: 000000000000000c R11: 000000000000000c R12: ff3d5b0b021fb9f8
[ 2517.890575] R13: 0000000002000000 R14: ff3d5b0b021fb1b0 R15: 0000000000000018
[ 2517.894434] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff3d5b42bfc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 2517.898299] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 2517.902157] CR2: 000000000000001a CR3: 00000004f023e005 CR4: 0000000000771ee0
[ 2517.906053] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 2517.909930] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 2517.913761] PKRU: 55555554
[ 2517.917558] Call Trace:
[ 2517.921294]
[ 2517.924982] nvme_complete_rq+0x1c3/0x1e0 [nvme_core]
[ 2517.928715] nvme_tcp_recv_pdu+0x4d7/0x540 [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.932442] nvme_tcp_recv_skb+0x4f/0x240 [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.936137] ? nvme_tcp_recv_pdu+0x540/0x540 [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.939830] tcp_read_sock+0x9c/0x260
[ 2517.943486] nvme_tcp_try_recv+0x65/0xa0 [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.947173] nvme_tcp_io_work+0x64/0x90 [nvme_tcp]
[ 2517.950834] process_one_work+0x1e8/0x390
[ 2517.954473] worker_thread+0x53/0x3c0
[ 2517.958069] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390
[ 2517.961655] kthread+0x10c/0x130
[ 2517.965211] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40
[ 2517.968760] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[ 2517.972285]
To avoid this situation, add a NULL check for req->bio before
calling trace_block_bio_complete.
Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2022-50388 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2022-50388? CVE-2022-50388 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50388? CVE-2022-50388 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2022-50388? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2022-50388 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2022-50388 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2022-50388 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2022-50388 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.