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CVE-2022-50849 — pstore: Avoid kcore oops by vmap()ing with VM_IOREMAP

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore: Avoid kcore oops by vmap()ing with VM_IOREMAP An oops can be induced by running 'cat /proc/kcore > /dev/null' on devices using pstore with the ram backend because kmap_atomic() assumes lowmem pages are accessible with __va(). Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffff807ff2b000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x96000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006 CM = 0, WnR = 0 swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000081d87000 [ffffff807ff2b000] pgd=180000017fe18003, p4d=180000017fe18003, pud=180000017fe18003, pmd=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: dm_integrity CPU: 7 PID: 21179 Comm: perf Not tainted 5.15.67-10882-ge4eb2eb988cd #1 baa443fb8e8477896a370b31a821eb2009f9bfba Hardware name: Google Lazor (rev3 - 8) (DT) pstate: a0400009 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __memcpy+0x110/0x260 lr : vread+0x194/0x294 sp : ffffffc013ee39d0 x29: ffffffc013ee39f0 x28: 0000000000001000 x27: ffffff807ff2b000 x26: 0000000000001000 x25: ffffffc0085a2000 x24: ffffff802d4b3000 x23: ffffff80f8a60000 x22: ffffff802d4b3000 x21: ffffffc0085a2000 x20: ffffff8080b7bc68 x19: 0000000000001000 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffffffd3073f2e60 x14: ffffffffad588000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000001 x11: 00000000000001a2 x10: 00680000fff2bf0b x9 : 03fffffff807ff2b x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : ffffff802d4b4000 x4 : ffffff807ff2c000 x3 : ffffffc013ee3a78 x2 : 0000000000001000 x1 : ffffff807ff2b000 x0 : ffffff802d4b3000 Call trace: __memcpy+0x110/0x260 read_kcore+0x584/0x778 proc_reg_read+0xb4/0xe4 During early boot, memblock reserves the pages for the ramoops reserved memory node in DT that would otherwise be part of the direct lowmem mapping. Pstore's ram backend reuses those reserved pages to change the memory type (writeback or non-cached) by passing the pages to vmap() (see pfn_to_page() usage in persistent_ram_vmap() for more details) with specific flags. When read_kcore() starts iterating over the vmalloc region, it runs over the virtual address that vmap() returned for ramoops. In aligned_vread() the virtual address is passed to vmalloc_to_page() which returns the page struct for the reserved lowmem area. That lowmem page is passed to kmap_atomic(), which effectively calls page_to_virt() that assumes a lowmem page struct must be directly accessible with __va() and friends. These pages are mapped via vmap() though, and the lowmem mapping was never made, so accessing them via the lowmem virtual address oopses like above. Let's side-step this problem by passing VM_IOREMAP to vmap(). This will tell vread() to not include the ramoops region in the kcore. Instead the area will look like a bunch of zeros. The alternative is to teach kmap() about vmalloc areas that intersect with lowmem. Presumably such a change isn't a one-liner, and there isn't much interest in inspecting the ramoops region in kcore files anyway, so the most expedient route is taken for now.

Published Dec 30, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.23%

ahead of 13% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

—

Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 1579bed1613802a323a1e14567faa95c149e105e≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < fdebcc33b663d2e8da937653ddfbfc1315047eaa≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 6d9460214e363e1f3d0756ee5d947e76e3e6f86c≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 4d3126f242a0090342ffe925c35fb4f4252b7562≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 295f59cd2cdeed841850d02dddde3a122cbf6fc6≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < ebc73c4f266281e2cad1a372ecd81572d95375b6≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 69dbff7d2681c55a4d979fd9b75576303e69979f≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < 2f82381d0681b10f9ddd27be98c27363b5a3cd1c and 2 more ≥ 404a6043385de17273624b076599669db5ad891f and < e6b842741b4f39007215fd7e545cb55aa3d358a2version 3.4	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.23%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Dec 30, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

9 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc73c4f266281e2cad1a372ecd81572d95375b6
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1579bed1613802a323a1e14567faa95c149e105e
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b842741b4f39007215fd7e545cb55aa3d358a2
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/69dbff7d2681c55a4d979fd9b75576303e69979f
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdebcc33b663d2e8da937653ddfbfc1315047eaa
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f82381d0681b10f9ddd27be98c27363b5a3cd1c
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d3126f242a0090342ffe925c35fb4f4252b7562
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/295f59cd2cdeed841850d02dddde3a122cbf6fc6
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d9460214e363e1f3d0756ee5d947e76e3e6f86c
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2022-50849 is "pstore: Avoid kcore oops by vmap()ing with VM_IOREMAP", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.23% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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