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CVE-2022-50851 — vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory While testing in vIOMMU, sometimes Guest will unmap very large memory, which will cause the crash. To fix this, add a new function vhost_vdpa_general_unmap(). This function will only unmap the memory that saved in iotlb. Call Trace: [ 647.820144] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 647.820848] kernel BUG at drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c:1174! [ 647.821486] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 647.822082] CPU: 10 PID: 1181 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc1home_lulu_2452_lulu7_vhost+ #62 [ 647.823139] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.15.0-29-g6a62e0cb0dfe-prebuilt.qem4 [ 647.824365] RIP: 0010:domain_unmap+0x48/0x110 [ 647.825424] Code: 48 89 fb 8d 4c f6 1e 39 c1 0f 4f c8 83 e9 0c 83 f9 3f 7f 18 48 89 e8 48 d3 e8 48 85 c0 75 59 [ 647.828064] RSP: 0018:ffffae5340c0bbf0 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 647.828973] RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffff921793d10540 RCX: 000000000000001b [ 647.830083] RDX: 00000000080000ff RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff921793d10540 [ 647.831214] RBP: 0000000007fc0100 R08: ffffae5340c0bcd0 R09: 0000000000000003 [ 647.832388] R10: 0000007fc0100000 R11: 0000000000100000 R12: 00000000080000ff [ 647.833668] R13: ffffae5340c0bcd0 R14: ffff921793d10590 R15: 0000008000100000 [ 647.834782] FS: 00007f772ec90640(0000) GS:ffff921ce7a80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 647.836004] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 647.836990] CR2: 00007f02c27a3a20 CR3: 0000000101b0c006 CR4: 0000000000372ee0 [ 647.838107] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 647.839283] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 647.840666] Call Trace: [ 647.841437] <TASK> [ 647.842107] intel_iommu_unmap_pages+0x93/0x140 [ 647.843112] __iommu_unmap+0x91/0x1b0 [ 647.844003] iommu_unmap+0x6a/0x95 [ 647.844885] vhost_vdpa_unmap+0x1de/0x1f0 [vhost_vdpa] [ 647.845985] vhost_vdpa_process_iotlb_msg+0xf0/0x90b [vhost_vdpa] [ 647.847235] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x15/0x30 [ 647.848181] ? _copy_from_iter+0x8c/0x580 [ 647.849137] vhost_chr_write_iter+0xb3/0x430 [vhost] [ 647.850126] vfs_write+0x1e4/0x3a0 [ 647.850897] ksys_write+0x53/0xd0 [ 647.851688] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 [ 647.852508] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 647.853457] RIP: 0033:0x7f7734ef9f4f [ 647.854408] Code: 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 10 89 7c 24 08 e8 29 76 f8 ff 48 8b 54 24 18 48 8b 74 24 10 41 89 c8 [ 647.857217] RSP: 002b:00007f772ec8f040 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 [ 647.858486] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00000000fef00000 RCX: 00007f7734ef9f4f [ 647.859713] RDX: 0000000000000048 RSI: 00007f772ec8f090 RDI: 0000000000000010 [ 647.860942] RBP: 00007f772ec8f1a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 647.862206] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000010 [ 647.863446] R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffffff01100000 [ 647.864692] </TASK> [ 647.865458] Modules linked in: rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache netfs v] [ 647.874688] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

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

0.24%

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	≥ 4c8cf31885f69e86be0b5b9e6677a26797365e1d and < 26b7400c89b81e2f6de4f224ba1fdf06f293de31≥ 4c8cf31885f69e86be0b5b9e6677a26797365e1d and < 8b258a31c2e8d4d4e42be70a7c6ca35a5afbff0d≥ 4c8cf31885f69e86be0b5b9e6677a26797365e1d and < e794070af224ade46db368271896b2685ff4f96bversion 5.7	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.24%

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

3 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794070af224ade46db368271896b2685ff4f96b
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b258a31c2e8d4d4e42be70a7c6ca35a5afbff0d
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b7400c89b81e2f6de4f224ba1fdf06f293de31
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 12h
Unknown CVE-2026-98429 RDMA/efa: Keep EQ resources alive while IRQ is registered 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98431 RDMA/uverbs: Fix mmap_lock/disassociation_lock circular dependency 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98430 RDMA/efa: Keep admin queues alive while IRQ is registered 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98428 ALSA: usb: 6fire: Avoid embedded URBs 1d

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-2022-50851 is "vhost_vdpa: fix the crash in unmap a large memory", 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 0.24% 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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