# CVE-2022-49989: xen/privcmd: fix error exit of privcmd\_ioctl\_dm\_op()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/privcmd: fix error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op() The error exit of privcmd_ioctl_dm_op() is calling unlock_pages() potentially with pages being NULL, leading to a NULL dereference. Additionally lock_pages() doesn't check for pin_user_pages_fast() having been completely successful, resulting in potentially not locking all pages into memory. This could result in sporadic failures when using the related memory in user mode. Fix all of that by calling unlock_pages() always with the real number of pinned pages, which will be zero in case pages being NULL, and by checking the number of pages pinned by pin_user_pages_fast() matching the expected number of pages.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6de50db104af0dc921f593fd95c55db86a52ceef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b7bae7c90051fd6a679d5dee00400d67ebbf4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d47bd9b96e7874b98dbcc7602fe2826c5d62a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5deb27895e017a0267de0a20d140ad5fcc55a54

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