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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 7, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390: avoid using global register for current_stack_pointer

Commit 30de14b1884b ("s390: current_stack_pointer shouldn't be a
function") made current_stack_pointer a global register variable like
on many other architectures. Unfortunately on s390 it uncovers old
gcc bug which is fixed only since gcc-9.1 [gcc commit 3ad7fed1cc87
("S/390: Fix PR89775. Stackpointer save/restore instructions removed")]
and backported to gcc-8.4 and later. Due to this bug gcc versions prior
to 8.4 generate broken code which leads to stack corruptions.

Current minimal gcc version required to build the kernel is declared
as 5.1. It is not possible to fix all old gcc versions, so work
around this problem by avoiding using global register variable for
current_stack_pointer.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 1, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2025
Last updated Nov 7, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(6th percentile)

Weaknesses

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2022-49804

GHSA ID

GHSA-6mx2-jh62-9j5h

Source code

No known source code

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