CVE-2022-49951

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix use-after-free during unregister In the following code within firmware_upload_unregister(), the call to device_unregister() could result in the dev_release function freeing the fw_upload_priv structure before it is dereferenced for the call to module_put(). This bug was found by the kernel test robot using CONFIG_KASAN while running the firmware selftests. device_unregister(&fw_sysfs->dev); module_put(fw_upload_priv->module); The problem is fixed by copying fw_upload_priv->module to a local variable for use when calling device_unregister().

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b40c38e37492b5bdf8e95b46b5cca9517a9957a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d380d40930a674c520a5b55f3be1eb17dc634ebc	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3::::::

History

14 Nov 2025, 18:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-416
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b40c38e37492b5bdf8e95b46b5cca9517a9957a -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b40c38e37492b5bdf8e95b46b5cca9517a9957a - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d380d40930a674c520a5b55f3be1eb17dc634ebc -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d380d40930a674c520a5b55f3be1eb17dc634ebc - Patch
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3::::::

Information

Published : 2025-06-18 11:15

Updated : 2025-11-14 18:58

NVD link : CVE-2022-49951

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49951

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49951

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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