Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50243
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115394
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-2022-50243
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 sctp_auth_set_key() and sctp_auth_set_active_key() functions in net/sctp/auth.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50243
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022152aaebe116a25c39818a07e175a8cd3c1e11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f90099d18e3abdc01babf686f41f63fe04939c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d636b663e0e92951bba5fced929ca7fd25c552
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/382ff44716603a54f5fd238ddec6a2468e217612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0fcf5e29c0940e1169ce9c44f73edd98bdf12d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8fa99a3a11bdd77fef6b4a97f1021eb30b5ba40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65955340e0044f5c41ac799a01698ac7dee8a4e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.150