Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49337

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU104448

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49337

Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104448
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49337
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the spin_lock() and user_dlm_destroy_lock() functions in fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/userdlm.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_255-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
dlm-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
dtb-renesas
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-qcom
dtb-exynos
dtb-xilinx
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-amd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-socionext
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-allwinner
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amlogic
dtb-amazon
kernel-64kb
dtb-arm
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-optional
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-marvell
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-aarch64
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt_debug-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso

How to mitigate CVE-2022-49337

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.17.14
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_255-default - update to 1-8.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.255.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.255.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.255.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.255.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.255.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
perf - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2504.1.0.0322
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1

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