Bug 2347913 (CVE-2022-49492)

Summary: CVE-2022-49492 kernel: nvme-pci: fix a NULL pointer dereference in nvme_alloc_admin_tags
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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A flaw was found in the nvme module in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference can be triggered due to improper error management when the blk_mq_init_queue function fails to set up the queue, resulting in a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-26 03:11:09 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-pci: fix a NULL pointer dereference in nvme_alloc_admin_tags

In nvme_alloc_admin_tags, the admin_q can be set to an error (typically
-ENOMEM) if the blk_mq_init_queue call fails to set up the queue, which
is checked immediately after the call. However, when we return the error
message up the stack, to nvme_reset_work the error takes us to
nvme_remove_dead_ctrl()
  nvme_dev_disable()
   nvme_suspend_queue(&dev->queues[0]).

Here, we only check that the admin_q is non-NULL, rather than not
an error or NULL, and begin quiescing a queue that never existed, leading
to bad / NULL pointer dereference.
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 12:48:17 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022606-CVE-2022-49492-6a2d@gregkh/T
Comment 4 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 17:01:47 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022606-CVE-2022-49492-6a2d@gregkh/T