CVE-2022-50422

HIGH

Linux Kernel Use-After-Free in smp_execute_task_sg

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: libsas: Fix use-after-free bug in smp_execute_task_sg() When executing SMP task failed, the smp_execute_task_sg() calls del_timer() to delete "slow_task->timer". However, if the timer handler sas_task_internal_timedout() is running, the del_timer() in smp_execute_task_sg() will not stop it and a UAF will happen. The process is shown below: (thread 1) | (thread 2) smp_execute_task_sg() | sas_task_internal_timedout() ... | del_timer() | ... | ... sas_free_task(task) | kfree(task->slow_task) //FREE| | task->slow_task->... //USE Fix by calling del_timer_sync() in smp_execute_task_sg(), which makes sure the timer handler have finished before the "task->slow_task" is deallocated.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (20)
linux/Kernel 2.6.19 - 5.4.220linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.75linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.19.17linux
linux/Kernel 5.20.0 - 6.0.3linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.150linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.19
Linux/Linux 2.6.19
Linux/Linux 2908d778ab3e244900c310974e1fc1c69066e450 - 117331a2a5227fb4369c2a1f321d3e3e2e2ef8fe
Linux/Linux 2908d778ab3e244900c310974e1fc1c69066e450 - 2e12ce270f0d926085c1209cc90397e307deef97
Linux/Linux 2908d778ab3e244900c310974e1fc1c69066e450 - 46ba53c30666717cb06c2b3c5d896301cd00d0c0
... and 10 more
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026