CVE-2022-49419

video: fbdev: vesafb: Fix a use-after-free due early fb_info cleanup

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:12 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: vesafb: Fix a use-after-free due early fb_info cleanup Commit b3c9a924aab6 ("fbdev: vesafb: Cleanup fb_info in .fb_destroy rather than .remove") fixed a use-after-free error due the vesafb driver freeing the fb_info in the .remove handler instead of doing it in .fb_destroy. This can happen if the .fb_destroy callback is executed after the .remove callback, since the former tries to access a pointer freed by the latter. But that change didn't take into account that another possible scenario is that .fb_destroy is called before the .remove callback. For example, if no process has the fbdev chardev opened by the time the driver is removed. If that's the case, fb_info will be freed when unregister_framebuffer() is called, making the fb_info pointer accessed in vesafb_remove() after that to no longer be valid. To prevent that, move the expression containing the info->par to happen before the unregister_framebuffer() function call.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.15.41 ≤ v < 5.15.465.17.9 ≤ v < 5.17.145.18 ≤ v < 5.18.35.18 ≤ v < 5.195.15.415.17.95.18a1aac13288de2935dc1a9330a93b1ac92f1e2b72b3c9a924aab61adbc29df110006aa03afe1a78baf94aa46efaa087ec075c83e4508f943fb5e43977
Vendor states this is fixed in 0fac5f8fb1bc2fc4f8714bf5e743c9cc3f547c63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in acde4003efc16480375543638484d8f13f2e99a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d260cad015945d1f4bb9b028a096f648506106a2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f605f5558ecc175ec70016a3c15f007cb6386531 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fac5f8fb1bc2fc4f8714bf5e743c9cc3f547c63
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acde4003efc16480375543638484d8f13f2e99a3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d260cad015945d1f4bb9b028a096f648506106a2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f605f5558ecc175ec70016a3c15f007cb6386531

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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