#VU111433 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50211
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111433
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-50211
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the raid10_remove_disk() function in drivers/md/raid10.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f4d18cbea4a6e37a05fd8ee2887439f85211110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f57843565131bb782388f9d993f9ee8f453dee1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd4ffa2372a41361d2bdd27ea5730e4e673240c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fbd370a2cec9e92f48285bd90735ed0c837f52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6ccc8fa192fd357c2d5d4c6ce67c834a179e23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbdc26a44aba488d2f7122f2d66801bccb74733
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf30b9ba09b0ac2a10f04dce2b0835ec4d178aa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce839b9331c11780470f3d727b6fe3c2794a4620
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17f744e883b2f8d13cca252d71cfe8ace346f7d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.326
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0