# CVE-2022-50142: intel\_th: msu: Fix vmalloced buffers

- 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: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: msu: Fix vmalloced buffers After commit f5ff79fddf0e ("dma-mapping: remove CONFIG_DMA_REMAP") there's a chance of DMA buffer getting allocated via vmalloc(), which messes up the mmapping code: > RIP: msc_mmap_fault [intel_th_msu] > Call Trace: > <TASK> > __do_fault > do_fault ... Fix this by accounting for vmalloc possibility.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d924cb4c7b952eaa61622f14427723a78137a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ae2881c1d1fa0e33f4763b7c786f8ef05a9c828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/566887bad7ff2297d6b3f9659c702ba075f3d62d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ed72c6bc632cbf8d979ac60f982ff84b7bb610a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4914c50670b6a531e2cb17cd984cc565b4681312
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac12ad3ccf6d386e64a9d6a890595a2509d24edd

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