CVE-2022-50563
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm thin: Fix UAF in run_timer_softirq()
When dm_resume() and dm_destroy() are concurrent, it will lead to UAF, as follows:
One of the concurrency UAF can be shown as below:
The root cause of this UAF bug is that dm_resume() adds timer after dm_destroy() skips cancelling the timer because of suspend status. After timeout, it will call run_timer_softirq(), however pool has already been freed. The concurrency UAF bug will happen.
Therefore, cancelling timer again in __pool_destroy().
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __run_timers+0x173/0x710
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88816d9490f0 by task swapper/0/0
<snip>
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0x9f
print_report.cold+0x132/0xaa2
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xcd/0x160
__run_timers+0x173/0x710
kasan_report+0xad/0x110
__run_timers+0x173/0x710
__asan_store8+0x9c/0x140
__run_timers+0x173/0x710
call_timer_fn+0x310/0x310
pvclock_clocksource_read+0xfa/0x250
kvm_clock_read+0x2c/0x70
kvm_clock_get_cycles+0xd/0x20
ktime_get+0x5c/0x110
lapic_next_event+0x38/0x50
clockevents_program_event+0xf1/0x1e0
run_timer_softirq+0x49/0x90
__do_softirq+0x16e/0x62c
__irq_exit_rcu+0x1fa/0x270
irq_exit_rcu+0x12/0x20
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0
use free
do_resume |
__find_device_hash_cell |
dm_get |
atomic_inc(&md->holders) |
| dm_destroy
| __dm_destroy
| if (!dm_suspended_md(md))
| atomic_read(&md->holders)
| msleep(1)
dm_resume |
__dm_resume |
dm_table_resume_targets |
pool_resume |
do_waker #add delay work |
dm_put |
atomic_dec(&md->holders) |
| dm_table_destroy
| pool_dtr
| __pool_dec
| __pool_destroy
| destroy_workqueue
| kfree(pool) # free pool
time out
__do_softirq
run_timer_softirq # pool has already been freed
This can be easily reproduced using:
1. create thin-pool
2. dmsetup suspend pool
3. dmsetup resume pool
4. dmsetup remove_all # Concurrent with 3CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.25%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 15
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd15d83b7206188d440b29b68084fcafde9395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fe9c2251f19786a6689149a6212c6c0de1d63b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550a4fac7ecfee5bac6a0dd772456ca62fb72f46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae6aa649394e1e7f6dafb55ce0d578c0572a280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee059d06a5d3c15465959e0472993e80fbe4e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88430ebcbc0ec637b710b947738839848c20feff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94e231c9d6f2648d2f1f68e7f476e050ee0a6159
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9971fa4d8bde63d49c743c1b32d12fbbd3a30bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8b8e0d2bbf7d1172c4f435621418e29ee408d46
JSON original (NVD)
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm thin: Fix UAF in run_timer_softirq()\n\nWhen dm_resume() and dm_destroy() are concurrent, it will\nlead to UAF, as follows:\n\n BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __run_timers+0x173/0x710\n Write of size 8 at addr ffff88816d9490f0 by task swapper/0/0\n<snip>\n Call Trace:\n <IRQ>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0x9f\n print_report.cold+0x132/0xaa2\n _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xcd/0x160\n __run_timers+0x173/0x710\n kasan_report+0xad/0x110\n __run_timers+0x173/0x710\n __asan_store8+0x9c/0x140\n __run_timers+0x173/0x710\n call_timer_fn+0x310/0x310\n pvclock_clocksource_read+0xfa/0x250\n kvm_clock_read+0x2c/0x70\n kvm_clock_get_cycles+0xd/0x20\n ktime_get+0x5c/0x110\n lapic_next_event+0x38/0x50\n clockevents_program_event+0xf1/0x1e0\n run_timer_softirq+0x49/0x90\n __do_softirq+0x16e/0x62c\n __irq_exit_rcu+0x1fa/0x270\n irq_exit_rcu+0x12/0x20\n sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0\n\nOne of the concurrency UAF can be shown as below:\n\n use free\ndo_resume |\n __find_device_hash_cell |\n dm_get |\n atomic_inc(&md->holders) |\n | dm_destroy\n | __dm_destroy\n | if (!dm_suspended_md(md))\n | atomic_read(&md->holders)\n | msleep(1)\n dm_resume |\n __dm_resume |\n dm_table_resume_targets |\n pool_resume |\n do_waker #add delay work |\n dm_put |\n atomic_dec(&md->holders) |\n | dm_table_destroy\n | pool_dtr\n | __pool_dec\n | __pool_destroy\n | destroy_workqueue\n | kfree(pool) # free pool\n time out\n__do_softirq\n run_timer_softirq # pool has already been freed\n\nThis can be easily reproduced using:\n 1. create thin-pool\n 2. dmsetup suspend pool\n 3. dmsetup resume pool\n 4. dmsetup remove_all # Concurrent with 3\n\nThe root cause of this UAF bug is that dm_resume() adds timer after\ndm_destroy() skips cancelling the timer because of suspend status.\nAfter timeout, it will call run_timer_softirq(), however pool has\nalready been freed. The concurrency UAF bug will happen.\n\nTherefore, cancelling timer again in __pool_destroy()."
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