CVE-2022-50378 [High] | Use-After-Free in Linux Kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: reorder driver deinit sequence to fix use-after-free bug Unloading the driver triggers the following KASAN warning: [ +0.006275] ============================================================= [ +0.000029] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0xe0/0x1a0 [ +0.000026] Read of size 8 at addr ffff000020c395e0 by task rmmod/2695 [ +0.000019] CPU: 5 PID: 2695 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G C O 5.19.0-rc6-lrmbkasan+ #1 [ +0.000013] Hardware name: Hardkernel ODROID-N2Plus (DT) [ +0.000008] Call trace: [ +0.000007] dump_backtrace+0x1ec/0x280 [ +0.000013] show_stack+0x24/0x80 [ +0.000008] dump_stack_lvl+0x98/0xd4 [ +0.000011] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x80/0x520 [ +0.000011] print_report+0x128/0x260 [ +0.000007] kasan_report+0xb8/0xfc [ +0.000008] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x3c/0x50 [ +0.000010] __list_del_entry_valid+0xe0/0x1a0 [ +0.000009] drm_atomic_private_obj_fini+0x30/0x200 [drm] [ +0.000172] drm_bridge_detach+0x94/0x260 [drm] [ +0.000145] drm_encoder_cleanup+0xa4/0x290 [drm] [ +0.000144] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x118/0x740 [drm] [ +0.000143] drm_mode_config_init_release+0x1c/0x2c [drm] [ +0.000144] drm_managed_release+0x170/0x414 [drm] [ +0.000142] drm_dev_put.part.0+0xc0/0x124 [drm] [ +0.000143] drm_dev_put+0x20/0x30 [drm] [ +0.000142] meson_drv_unbind+0x1d8/0x2ac [meson_drm] [ +0.000028] take_down_aggregate_device+0xb0/0x160 [ +0.000016] component_del+0x18c/0x360 [ +0.000009] meson_dw_hdmi_remove+0x28/0x40 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000015] platform_remove+0x64/0xb0 [ +0.000009] device_remove+0xb8/0x154 [ +0.000009] device_release_driver_internal+0x398/0x5b0 [ +0.000009] driver_detach+0xac/0x1b0 [ +0.000009] bus_remove_driver+0x158/0x29c [ +0.000009] driver_unregister+0x70/0xb0 [ +0.000008] platform_driver_unregister+0x20/0x2c [ +0.000008] meson_dw_hdmi_platform_driver_exit+0x1c/0x30 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000012] __do_sys_delete_module+0x288/0x400 [ +0.000011] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x5c/0x80 [ +0.000009] invoke_syscall+0x74/0x260 [ +0.000009] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0x260 [ +0.000009] do_el0_svc+0x50/0x70 [ +0.000007] el0_svc+0x68/0x1a0 [ +0.000012] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150 [ +0.000008] el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 [ +0.000018] Allocated by task 0: [ +0.000007] (stack is not available) [ +0.000011] Freed by task 2695: [ +0.000008] kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x5c [ +0.000011] kasan_set_track+0x2c/0x40 [ +0.000008] kasan_set_free_info+0x28/0x50 [ +0.000009] ____kasan_slab_free+0x128/0x1d4 [ +0.000008] __kasan_slab_free+0x18/0x24 [ +0.000007] slab_free_freelist_hook+0x108/0x230 [ +0.000011] kfree+0x110/0x35c [ +0.000008] release_nodes+0xf0/0x16c [ +0.000009] devres_release_group+0x180/0x270 [ +0.000008] component_unbind+0x128/0x1e0 [ +0.000010] component_unbind_all+0x1b8/0x264 [ +0.000009] meson_drv_unbind+0x1a0/0x2ac [meson_drm] [ +0.000025] take_down_aggregate_device+0xb0/0x160 [ +0.000009] component_del+0x18c/0x360 [ +0.000009] meson_dw_hdmi_remove+0x28/0x40 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000012] platform_remove+0x64/0xb0 [ +0.000008] device_remove+0xb8/0x154 [ +0.000009] device_release_driver_internal+0x398/0x5b0 [ +0.000009] driver_detach+0xac/0x1b0 [ +0.000009] bus_remove_driver+0x158/0x29c [ +0.000008] driver_unregister+0x70/0xb0 [ +0.000008] platform_driver_unregister+0x20/0x2c [ +0.000008] meson_dw_hdmi_platform_driver_exit+0x1c/0x30 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000011] __do_sys_delete_module+0x288/0x400 [ +0.000010] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x5c/0x80 [ +0.000008] invoke_syscall+0x74/0x260 [ +0.000008] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0x260 [ +0.000008] do_el0_svc+0x50/0x70 [ +0.000007] el0_svc+0x68/0x1a0 [ +0.000009] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150 [ +0.000009] el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 [ +0.000014] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff000020c39000 ---truncated---

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-09-19	—	0.02%	—

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2025-09-19

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

7.8

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-50378

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2022-50378 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50378
`redhat`	—	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50378
`suse`	medium	—	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50378/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2022-50378 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1414 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1017, ignored 162, released 110, not-affected 82, needed 42, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50378

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-50378

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
linux	linux_kernel	>= 4.10, < 5.15.75	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	>= 5.16, < 5.19.17	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.0, < 6.0.3	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

References for CVE-2022-50378

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c519981eb141c7ec39bfd5be25d35f02edb868	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9190d287f7a6b02b50b510045b0edf448ed68e88	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d33348513c36337f91f1991da23f41514d4de39	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76ff04a72f90767455059c8239b06042cd0ed23	Patch

URL

CVE-2022-50378 | drm/meson: reorder driver deinit sequence to fix use-after-free bug

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-50378

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-50378

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-50378

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-50378

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-50378

References for CVE-2022-50378