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CVE-2022-50496· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

dm cache: Fix UAF in destroy()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache: Fix UAF in destroy() Dm_cache also has the same UAF problem when dm_resume() and dm_destroy() are concurrent. Therefore, cancelling timer again in destroy().

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Oct 4, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 5th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.9 and later · before 4.9.337
  • linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.303
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.270
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.229
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.163
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.87
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.18
  • linux linux kernel6.1 and later · before 6.1.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.9affected
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 034cbc8d3b47a56acd89453c29632a9c117de09daffected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 993406104d2b28fe470126a062ad37a1e21e792eaffected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 4d20032dd90664de09f2902a7ea49ae2f7771746affected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 2f097dfac7579fd84ff98eb1d3acd41d53a485f3affected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 2b17026685a270b2beaf1cdd9857fcedd3505c7eaffected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before d2a0b298ebf83ab6236f66788a3541e91ce75a70affected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 6ac4f36910764cb510bafc4c3768544f86ca48caaffected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 6a3e412c2ab131c54945327a7676b006f000a209affected · git
    • c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17 and later · before 6a459d8edbdbe7b24db42a5a9f21e6aa9e00c2aaaffected · git

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.4-16.1.4-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-64kbbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-default-basebefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.2.150300.18.134.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2.150300.18.134.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-docsbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.35.3.18-150300.59.226.3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-obs-buildbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-preemptbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-sourcebefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-symsbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.15.3.18-150300.59.226.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-64kbbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-docsbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-obs-buildbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-sourcebefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-symsbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3kernel-defaultbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_63before 1-150300.7.5.21-150300.7.5.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46before 1-150400.9.5.11-150400.9.5.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2kernel-rtbefore 5.3.18-150300.226.15.3.18-150300.226.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2kernel-source-rtbefore 5.3.18-150300.226.15.3.18-150300.226.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3kernel-defaultbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3kernel-default-basebefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.25.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3kernel-rtbefore 5.14.21-150400.15.136.15.14.21-150400.15.136.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3kernel-source-rtbefore 5.14.21-150400.15.136.15.14.21-150400.15.136.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSSkernel-zfcpdumpbefore 5.3.18-150300.59.226.25.3.18-150300.59.226.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSkernel-zfcpdumpbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.184.15.14.21-150400.24.184.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux034cbc8d3b47a56acd89453c29632a9c117de09dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2b17026685a270b2beaf1cdd9857fcedd3505c7eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2f097dfac7579fd84ff98eb1d3acd41d53a485f3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4d20032dd90664de09f2902a7ea49ae2f7771746Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6a3e412c2ab131c54945327a7676b006f000a209Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6a459d8edbdbe7b24db42a5a9f21e6aa9e00c2aaVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6ac4f36910764cb510bafc4c3768544f86ca48caVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux993406104d2b28fe470126a062ad37a1e21e792eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd2a0b298ebf83ab6236f66788a3541e91ce75a70Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base5.14.21-150400.24.184.1.150400.24.94.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_631-150300.7.5.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_461-150400.9.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt5.3.18-150300.226.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source-rt5.3.18-150300.226.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-zfcpdump5.14.21-150400.24.184.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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