medium 5.5

CVE-2022-49434 json

PCI: Avoid pci_dev_lock() AB/BA deadlock with sriov_numvfs_store()

published 2025-02-26 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-54795

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits: 0; none known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

The sysfs sriov_numvfs_store() path acquires the device lock before the config space access lock:

sriov_numvfs_store device_lock # A (1) acquire device lock sriov_configure vfio_pci_sriov_configure # (for example) vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure pci_disable_sriov sriov_disable pci_cfg_access_lock pci_wait_cfg # B (4) wait for dev->block_cfg_access == 0

Previously, pci_dev_lock() acquired the config space access lock before the device lock:

pci_dev_lock pci_cfg_access_lock dev->block_cfg_access = 1 # B (2) set dev->block_cfg_access = 1 device_lock # A (3) wait for device lock

Any path that uses pci_dev_lock(), e.g., pci_reset_function(), may deadlock with sriov_numvfs_store() if the operations occur in the sequence (1) (2) (3) (4).

Avoid the deadlock by reversing the order in pci_dev_lock() so it acquires the device lock before the config space access lock, the same as the sriov_numvfs_store() path.

[bhelgaas: combined and adapted commit log from Jay Zhou's independent subsequent posting: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220404062539.1710-1-jianjay.zhou@huawei.com]

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 4 links 8

Linux Linux 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19

debian ubuntu red hat suse

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.18.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49434

linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-192.203
linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-126.142
linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-47.51
linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1140.151
linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1085.92
linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1019.23
linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1089.97
linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1017.23

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49434

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kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
bpftool RHEL 9 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
kernel-tools RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
python3-perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2458

kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +3 more 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-base SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1
kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1 SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-49434 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 5.5

kernel: PCI: Avoid pci_dev_lock() AB/BA deadlock with sriov_numvfs_store()

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
affected: no fix available
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) perf 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, +28 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness

CWE-667 Improper Locking

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-49434
NVD CVE-2022-49434

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Summary