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CVE-2022-49567High confidence

mm/mempolicy: fix uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy()

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
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Official European source

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Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-54665

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy() mpol_set_nodemask()(mm/mempolicy.c) does not set up nodemask when pol->mode is MPOL_LOCAL. Check pol->mode before access pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy()(mm/mempolicy.c). BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 cpuset_change_task_nodemask kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:1711 [inline] cpuset_attach+0x787/0x15e0 kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:2278 cgroup_migrate_execute+0x1023/0x1d20 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2515 cgroup_migrate kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2771 [inline] cgroup_attach_task+0x540/0x8b0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2804 __cgroup1_procs_write+0x5cc/0x7a0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:520 cgroup1_tasks_write+0x94/0xb0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:539 cgroup_file_write+0x4c2/0x9e0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:3852 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x66a/0x9f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2162 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:503 [inline] vfs_write+0x1318/0x2030 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x28b/0x510 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0xdb/0x120 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline] slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3259 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc+0x902/0x11c0 mm/slub.c:3264 mpol_new mm/mempolicy.c:293 [inline] do_set_mempolicy+0x421/0xb70 mm/mempolicy.c:853 kernel_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1504 [inline] __do_sys_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1510 [inline] __se_sys_set_mempolicy+0x44c/0xb60 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 __x64_sys_set_mempolicy+0xd8/0x110 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=d6eb90f952c2a5de9ea718a1b873c55cb13b59dc This patch seems to fix below bug too. KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_mm (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=f2fecd0d7013f54ec4162f60743a2b28df40926b The uninit-value is pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy(). When syzkaller reproducer runs to the beginning of mpol_new(), mpol_new() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c kernel_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c `mode` is 1(MPOL_PREFERRED), nodes_empty(*nodes) is `true` and `flags` is 0. Then mode = MPOL_LOCAL; ... policy->mode = mode; policy->flags = flags; will be executed. So in mpol_set_nodemask(), mpol_set_nodemask() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() kernel_mbind() pol->mode is 4 (MPOL_LOCAL), that `nodemask` in `pol` is not initialized, which will be accessed in mpol_rebind_policy().

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy() mpol_set_nodemask()(mm/mempolicy.c) does not set up nodemask when pol->mode is MPOL_LOCAL. Check pol->mode before access pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy()(mm/mempolicy.c). BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 cpuset_change_task_nodemask kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:1711 [inline] cpuset_attach+0x787/0x15e0 kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:2278 cgroup_migrate_execute+0x1023/0x1d20 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2515 cgroup_migrate kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2771 [inline] cgroup_attach_task+0x540/0x8b0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2804 __cgroup1_procs_write+0x5cc/0x7a0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:520 cgroup1_tasks_write+0x94/0xb0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:539 cgroup_file_write+0x4c2/0x9e0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:3852 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x66a/0x9f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2162 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:503 [inline] vfs_write+0x1318/0x2030 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x28b/0x510 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0xdb/0x120 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline] slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3259 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc+0x902/0x11c0 mm/slub.c:3264 mpol_new mm/mempolicy.c:293 [inline] do_set_mempolicy+0x421/0xb70 mm/mempolicy.c:853 kernel_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1504 [inline] __do_sys_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1510 [inline] __se_sys_set_mempolicy+0x44c/0xb60 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 __x64_sys_set_mempolicy+0xd8/0x110 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=d6eb90f952c2a5de9ea718a1b873c55cb13b59dc This patch seems to fix below bug too. KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_mm (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=f2fecd0d7013f54ec4162f60743a2b28df40926b The uninit-value is pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy(). When syzkaller reproducer runs to the beginning of mpol_new(), mpol_new() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c kernel_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c `mode` is 1(MPOL_PREFERRED), nodes_empty(*nodes) is `true` and `flags` is 0. Then mode = MPOL_LOCAL; ... policy->mode = mode; policy->flags = flags; will be executed. So in mpol_set_nodemask(), mpol_set_nodemask() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() kernel_mbind() pol->mode is 4 (MPOL_LOCAL), that `nodemask` in `pol` is not initialized, which will be accessed in mpol_rebind_policy().

Why

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy() mpol_set_nodemask()(mm/mempolicy.c) does not set up nodemask when pol->mode is MPOL_LOCAL. Check pol->mode before access pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy()(mm/mempolicy.c). BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 cpuset_change_task_nodemask kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:1711 [inline] cpuset_attach+0x787/0x15e0 kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:2278 cgroup_migrate_execute+0x1023/0x1d20 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2515 cgroup_migrate kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2771 [inline] cgroup_attach_task+0x540/0x8b0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2804 __cgroup1_procs_write+0x5cc/0x7a0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:520 cgroup1_tasks_write+0x94/0xb0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:539 cgroup_file_write+0x4c2/0x9e0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:3852 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x66a/0x9f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2162 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:503 [inline] vfs_write+0x1318/0x2030 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x28b/0x510 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0xdb/0x120 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline] slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3259 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc+0x902/0x11c0 mm/slub.c:3264 mpol_new mm/mempolicy.c:293 [inline] do_set_mempolicy+0x421/0xb70 mm/mempolicy.c:853 kernel_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1504 [inline] __do_sys_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1510 [inline] __se_sys_set_mempolicy+0x44c/0xb60 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 __x64_sys_set_mempolicy+0xd8/0x110 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=d6eb90f952c2a5de9ea718a1b873c55cb13b59dc This patch seems to fix below bug too. KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_mm (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=f2fecd0d7013f54ec4162f60743a2b28df40926b The uninit-value is pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy(). When syzkaller reproducer runs to the beginning of mpol_new(), mpol_new() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c kernel_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c `mode` is 1(MPOL_PREFERRED), nodes_empty(*nodes) is `true` and `flags` is 0. Then mode = MPOL_LOCAL; ... policy->mode = mode; policy->flags = flags; will be executed. So in mpol_set_nodemask(), mpol_set_nodemask() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() kernel_mbind() pol->mode is 4 (MPOL_LOCAL), that `nodemask` in `pol` is not initialized, which will be accessed in mpol_rebind_policy().

Why

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Use of Uninitialized Resource → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-908 ↗

CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-908
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

d?id=CVE-2022-49545 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49548 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49552 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49552 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49554 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49554 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49557 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49557 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49559 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49559 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49560 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49560 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49561 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49561 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49565 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49565 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49567 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49567 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49571 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49571 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49572 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49572 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49573 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49573 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49574 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49574 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49575 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49575 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49577 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49577 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49578 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49578 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49580 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-025731Linux の Linux Kernel における初期化されていないリソースの使用に関する脆弱性

Linux の Linux Kernel には、初期化されていないリソースの使用に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Linux: 7858d7bca7fbbbbd5b940d2ec371b2d060b21b84 < 8c5429a04ccd8dbcc3c753dab2f4126774ec28d4, 7858d7bca7fbbbbd5b940d2ec371b2d060b21b84 < 777e563f10e91e91130fe06bee85220d508e7b9b, 7858d7bca7fbbbbd5b940d2ec371b2d060b21b84 < 018160ad314d75b1409129b2247b614a9f35894c, 5.14
Fixed
Linux: < 5.14, 5.15.58 ≤ 5.15.*, 5.18.15 ≤ 5.18.*, 5.19 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Feb 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:02 UTC · CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54665
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54665↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-49567 · cve.blacktree.nl