#VU119703 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50677
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119703
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-2022-50677
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 _ipmi_destroy_user() function in drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.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/1fc9b20a7688000fcf4d7fbaa58e415a3cdda961
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ad87bfe330f7ef6a19f772223c63296d643172
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a92ce570c81dc0feaeb12a429b4bc65686d17967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfce073089cb81482521c65061835aaa6d1a6cc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d23006f2a56e11a3103de0ca8b843bf7fd7d76fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f29d127b372e1b7662397d92341d9f7de198ff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fde441198a9ecb130c3ccec91ee2131d6998ee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.18