{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2022-49885","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-05-01T14:05:17.241Z","datePublished":"2025-05-01T14:10:31.286Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:08:37.588Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:08:37.588Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPI: APEI: Fix integer overflow in ghes_estatus_pool_init()\n\nChange num_ghes from int to unsigned int, preventing an overflow\nand causing subsequent vmalloc() to fail.\n\nThe overflow happens in ghes_estatus_pool_init() when calculating\nlen during execution of the statement below as both multiplication\noperands here are signed int:\n\nlen += (num_ghes * GHES_ESOURCE_PREALLOC_MAX_SIZE);\n\nThe following call trace is observed because of this bug:\n\n[    9.317108] swapper/0: vmalloc error: size 18446744071562596352, exceeds total pages, mode:0xcc0(GFP_KERNEL), nodemask=(null),cpuset=/,mems_allowed=0-1\n[    9.317131] Call Trace:\n[    9.317134]  <TASK>\n[    9.317137]  dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x5f\n[    9.317145]  dump_stack+0x10/0x12\n[    9.317146]  warn_alloc.cold+0x7b/0xdf\n[    9.317150]  ? __device_attach+0x16a/0x1b0\n[    9.317155]  __vmalloc_node_range+0x702/0x740\n[    9.317160]  ? device_add+0x17f/0x920\n[    9.317164]  ? dev_set_name+0x53/0x70\n[    9.317166]  ? platform_device_add+0xf9/0x240\n[    9.317168]  __vmalloc_node+0x49/0x50\n[    9.317170]  ? ghes_estatus_pool_init+0x43/0xa0\n[    9.317176]  vmalloc+0x21/0x30\n[    9.317177]  ghes_estatus_pool_init+0x43/0xa0\n[    9.317179]  acpi_hest_init+0x129/0x19c\n[    9.317185]  acpi_init+0x434/0x4a4\n[    9.317188]  ? acpi_sleep_proc_init+0x2a/0x2a\n[    9.317190]  do_one_initcall+0x48/0x200\n[    9.317195]  kernel_init_freeable+0x221/0x284\n[    9.317200]  ? rest_init+0xe0/0xe0\n[    9.317204]  kernel_init+0x1a/0x130\n[    9.317205]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30\n[    9.317208]  </TASK>\n\n[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]"}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c","include/acpi/ghes.h"],"versions":[{"version":"fb7be08f1a091ec243780bfdad4bf0c492057808","lessThan":"9edf20e5a1d805855e78f241cf221d741b50d482","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"fb7be08f1a091ec243780bfdad4bf0c492057808","lessThan":"c50ec15725e005e9fb20bce69b6c23b135a4a9b7","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"fb7be08f1a091ec243780bfdad4bf0c492057808","lessThan":"4c10c854113720cbfe75d4f51db79b700a629e73","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"fb7be08f1a091ec243780bfdad4bf0c492057808","lessThan":"43d2748394c3feb86c0c771466f5847e274fc043","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c","include/acpi/ghes.h"],"versions":[{"version":"5.1","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.1","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.154","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.78","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.0.8","lessThanOrEqual":"6.0.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.1","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.154"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.1","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.78"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.0.8"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9edf20e5a1d805855e78f241cf221d741b50d482"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c50ec15725e005e9fb20bce69b6c23b135a4a9b7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c10c854113720cbfe75d4f51db79b700a629e73"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43d2748394c3feb86c0c771466f5847e274fc043"}],"title":"ACPI: APEI: Fix integer overflow in ghes_estatus_pool_init()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"type":"CWE","cweId":"CWE-190","lang":"en","description":"CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":5.5,"attackVector":"LOCAL","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","integrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-10-01T16:10:29.975957Z","id":"CVE-2022-49885","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2025-10-01T16:10:34.830Z"}}]}}