Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-50425x86/fpu: Fix copy_xstate_to_uabi() to copy init states correctly

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/fpu: Fix copy_xstate_to_uabi() to copy init states correctly When an extended state component is not present in fpstate, but in init state, the function copies from init_fpstate via copy_feature(). But, dynamic states are not present in init_fpstate because of all-zeros init states. Then retrieving them from init_fpstate will explode like this: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10 ? __copy_xstate_to_uabi_buf+0x381/0x870 fpu_copy_guest_fpstate_to_uabi+0x28/0x80 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x14c/0x1460 [kvm] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 ? vmx_vcpu_put+0x2e/0x260 [kvm_intel] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xea/0x6b0 [kvm] ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0xea/0x6b0 [kvm] ? __fget_light+0xd4/0x130 __x64_sys_ioctl+0xe3/0x910 ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20 ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x27/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Adjust the 'mask' to zero out the userspace buffer for the features that are not available both from fpstate and from init_fpstate. The dynamic features depend on the compacted XSAVE format. Ensure it is enabled before reading XCOMP_BV in init_fpstate.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50425
Debian:13linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50425
Debian:14linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50425

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 2308ee57d93d896618dd65c996429c9d3e469fe0 – before 6ff29642fd28965a8f8d6d326ac91bf6075f31132308ee57d93d896618dd65c996429c9d3e469fe0 – before 471f0aa7fa64e23766a1473b32d9ec3f0718895a
Linux Linux 5.16

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