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CVE-2022-48950· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

perf: Fix perf_pending_task() UaF

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix perf_pending_task() UaF Per syzbot it is possible for perf_pending_task() to run after the event is free()'d. There are two related but distinct cases: - the task_work was already queued before destroying the event; - destroying the event itself queues the task_work. The first cannot be solved using task_work_cancel() since perf_release() itself might be called from a task_work (____fput), which means the current->task_works list is already empty and task_work_cancel() won't be able to find the perf_pending_task() entry. The simplest alternative is extending the perf_event lifetime to cover the task_work. The second is just silly, queueing a task_work while you know the event is going away makes no sense and is easily avoided by re-arranging how the event is marked STATE_DEAD and ensuring it goes through STATE_OFF on the way down.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 15th percentile
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Action score

31

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CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · Linux
7.8
agree

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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 kernelbefore 5.15.84
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.14
  • linux linux kernel6.1

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

    • ca7b0a10287e2733bdafb01ef0d4038536625fe3 and later · before 8bffa95ac19ff27c8261904f89d36c7fcf215d59affected · git
    • 078c12ccf1fb943cc18c84894c76113dc89e5975 and later · before 78e1317a174edbfd1182599bf76c092a2877672caffected · git
    • ca6c21327c6af02b7eec31ce4b9a740a18c6c13f and later · before 517e6a301f34613bff24a8e35b5455884f2d83d8affected · git
    • 5.15.77 and later · before 5.15.84affected · semver
    • 6.0.7 and later · before 6.0.14affected · semver

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
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreambpftool-debuginfobefore 0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_30:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-debug-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-debug-develbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-develbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-64k-devel-matchedbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debug-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debug-develbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debug-devel-matchedbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64before 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64lebefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debuginfo-common-s390xbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64before 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-develbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-devel-matchedbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-docbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-tools-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-zfcpdump-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-zfcpdump-develbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamkernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedbefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamlibperf-debuginfobefore 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_30:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3

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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 Linux5.15.84Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux517e6a301f34613bff24a8e35b5455884f2d83d8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.0.14Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux78e1317a174edbfd1182599bf76c092a2877672cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8bffa95ac19ff27c8261904f89d36c7fcf215d59Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool-debuginfo0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch640:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage 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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