Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50022
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111457
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50022
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 raid5_end_write_request() function in drivers/md/raid5.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50022
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09cf99bace7789d91caa8d10fbcfc8b2fb35857f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/104212471b1c1817b311771d817fb692af983173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8325fd15892c8ab1146edc1d7ed8463de39636
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7470a4314b239e9a9580f248fdf4c9a92805490e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b94c3ace549433de8a93eeb27b0391fc8ac406
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b3dd2d92c4511e81f6e4ec9c5bb7ad25e03d13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb3a4f73f43f839df981dda5859e8e075067a360
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d46f1b47f65da1faf468277b261eb78c8e25b5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211