{"cve":"CVE-2022-49434","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:19.863","modified":"2026-06-17T05:18:02.347","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: Avoid pci_dev_lock() AB/BA deadlock with sriov_numvfs_store()\n\nThe sysfs sriov_numvfs_store() path acquires the device lock before the\nconfig space access lock:\n\n  sriov_numvfs_store\n    device_lock                 # A (1) acquire device lock\n    sriov_configure\n      vfio_pci_sriov_configure  # (for example)\n        vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure\n          pci_disable_sriov\n            sriov_disable\n              pci_cfg_access_lock\n                pci_wait_cfg    # B (4) wait for dev->block_cfg_access == 0\n\nPreviously, pci_dev_lock() acquired the config space access lock before the\ndevice lock:\n\n  pci_dev_lock\n    pci_cfg_access_lock\n      dev->block_cfg_access = 1 # B (2) set dev->block_cfg_access = 1\n    device_lock                 # A (3) wait for device lock\n\nAny path that uses pci_dev_lock(), e.g., pci_reset_function(), may\ndeadlock with sriov_numvfs_store() if the operations occur in the sequence\n(1) (2) (3) (4).\n\nAvoid the deadlock by reversing the order in pci_dev_lock() so it acquires\nthe device lock before the config space access lock, the same as the\nsriov_numvfs_store() path.\n\n[bhelgaas: combined and adapted commit log from Jay Zhou's independent\nsubsequent posting:\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/r/20220404062539.1710-1-jianjay.zhou@huawei.com]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdd5284035322795b0964f899eefba254cfe483","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59ea6b3ae51df7cd6bfd84c9c0030609b9315622","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a91ee0e9fca9d7501286cfbced9b30a33e52740a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aed6d4d519210c28817948f34c53b6e058e0456c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c6dc1853b8bf3c718f96fd8480a6eb09ba4831"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49434","score":0.00215,"percentile":0.11993,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}