Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50378)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2022-50378). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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+0xb0/0x…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-50378 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2022-50378" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-50378 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50378 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50378 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org