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Status published
High
CVE-2022-50496
dm cache: Fix UAF in destroy()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache: Fix UAF in destroy() Dm_cache also has the same UAF problem when dm_resume() and dm_destroy() are concurrent. Therefore, cancelling timer again in destroy().
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034cbc8d3b47a56acd89453c29632a9c117de09d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/993406104d2b28fe470126a062ad37a1e21e792e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d20032dd90664de09f2902a7ea49ae2f7771746
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f097dfac7579fd84ff98eb1d3acd41d53a485f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b17026685a270b2beaf1cdd9857fcedd3505c7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2a0b298ebf83ab6236f66788a3541e91ce75a70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac4f36910764cb510bafc4c3768544f86ca48ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a3e412c2ab131c54945327a7676b006f000a209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a459d8edbdbe7b24db42a5a9f21e6aa9e00c2aa
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
c6b4fcbad044e6fffcc75bba160e720eb8d67d17, 3.9, 0, 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18, 6.1.4, 6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.