CVE-2022-49995
writeback: avoid use-after-free after removing device
Published:
6/18/2025
Last updated:
8/5/2026
Reserved:
6/18/2025
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.
CNA assigner:
Linux (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
Requested by:
n/a
Products affected (4)
| Product |
Vendor |
Version |
| Linux |
Linux
|
All versions
|
| Linux |
Linux
|
n/a
|
| Linux |
Linux
|
Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA)
|
| Linux |
Linux
|
Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB)
|