CVE-2022-50833 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-50833

Bluetooth: use hdev->workqueue when queuing hdev->{cmd,ncmd}_timer works

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: use hdev->workqueue when queuing hdev->{cmd,ncmd}_timer works syzbot is reporting attempt to schedule hdev->cmd_work work from system_wq WQ into hdev->workqueue WQ which is under draining operation [1], for commit c8efcc2589464ac7 ("workqueue: allow chained queueing during destruction") does not allow such operation. The check introduced by commit 877afadad2dce8aa ("Bluetooth: When HCI work queue is drained, only queue chained work") was incomplete. Use hdev->workqueue WQ when queuing hdev->{cmd,ncmd}_timer works because hci_{cmd,ncmd}_timeout() calls queue_work(hdev->workqueue). Also, protect the queuing operation with RCU read lock in order to avoid calling queue_delayed_work() after cancel_delayed_work() completed.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3b382555706558f5c0587862b6dc03e96a252bba, 877afadad2dce8aae1f2aad8ce47e072d4f6165e, 4bf367fa1fefabdf14938d0ac9ed60020389112e, 5.19.2, 5.18.18, 6.0, 0, 5.19.15, 6.0.1, 6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: December 30th, 2025
Last Modified: May 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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