CVE-2022-49995
writeback: avoid use-after-free after removing device
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: writeback: avoid use-after-free after removing device When a disk is removed, bdi_unregister gets called to stop further
writeback and wait for associated delayed work to complete. However,
wb_inode_writeback_end() may schedule bandwidth estimation dwork after
this has completed, which can result in the timer attempting to access the
just freed bdi_writeback. Fix this by checking if the bdi_writeback is alive, similar to when
scheduling writeback work. Since this requires wb->work_lock, and wb_inode_writeback_end() may get
called from interrupt, switch wb->work_lock to an irqsafe lock.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: writeback: avoid use-after-free after removing device When a disk is removed, bdi_unregister gets called to stop further writeback and wait for associated delayed work to complete. However, wb_inode_writeback_end() may schedule bandwidth estimation dwork after this has completed, which can result in the timer attempting to access the just freed bdi_writeback. Fix this by checking if the bdi_writeback is alive, similar to when scheduling writeback work. Since this requires wb->work_lock, and wb_inode_writeback_end() may get called from interrupt, switch wb->work_lock to an irqsafe lock.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2025-06-18 CVE Reserved
- 2025-06-18 CVE Published
- 2025-06-18 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-18 EPSS Updated
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CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a2966fd64147518dc5bca25f447bd0fb5359ac | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 5.15.64 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 5.15.64" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 5.19.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 5.19.6" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.0" | en |
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