CVE-2022-50488

block, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic'

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic' Our test report a uaf for 'bfqq->bic' in 5.10: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in bfq_select_queue+0x378/0xa30 CPU: 6 PID: 2318352 Comm: fsstress Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h602.kasan.eulerosv2r11.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58-20220320_160524-szxrtosci10000 04/01/2014 Call Trace: bfq_select_queue+0x378/0xa30 bfq_dispatch_request+0xe8/0x130 blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched+0x62/0xb0 __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x215/0x2a0 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x8f/0xd0 __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x98/0x180 __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x22b/0x240 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0xe3/0x190 blk_mq_sched_insert_requests+0x107/0x200 blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x26e/0x3c0 blk_finish_plug+0x63/0x90 __iomap_dio_rw+0x7b5/0x910 iomap_dio_rw+0x36/0x80 ext4_dio_read_iter+0x146/0x190 [ext4] ext4_file_read_iter+0x1e2/0x230 [ext4] new_sync_read+0x29f/0x400 vfs_read+0x24e/0x2d0 ksys_read+0xd5/0x1b0 do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xc6 Commit 3bc5e683c67d ("bfq: Split shared queues on move between cgroups") changes that move process to a new cgroup will allocate a new bfqq to use, however, the old bfqq and new bfqq can point to the same bic: 1) Initial state, two process with io in the same cgroup. Process 1 Process 2 (BIC1) (BIC2) | Λ | Λ | | | | V | V | bfqq1 bfqq2 2) bfqq1 is merged to bfqq2. Process 1 Process 2 (BIC1) (BIC2) | | \-------------\| V bfqq1 bfqq2(coop) 3) Process 1 exit, then issue new io(denoce IOA) from Process 2. (BIC2) | Λ | | V | bfqq2(coop) 4) Before IOA is completed, move Process 2 to another cgroup and issue io. Process 2 (BIC2) Λ |\--------------\ | V bfqq2 bfqq3 Now that BIC2 points to bfqq3, while bfqq2 and bfqq3 both point to BIC2. If all the requests are completed, and Process 2 exit, BIC2 will be freed while there is no guarantee that bfqq2 will be freed before BIC2. Fix the problem by clearing bfqq->bic while bfqq is detached from bic.

Affected

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

5.10.121 ≤ v < 5.10.1755.15.46 ≤ v < 5.15.865.17.14 ≤ v < 5.185.18.3 ≤ v < 6.0.165.4.198 ≤ v < 5.56.1 ≤ v < 6.1.231326bf551269fb9bafa84ca99172b8340e5d8f83bc5e683c67d94bd839a1da2e796c15847b51b6943c51b86dbe551cff5d39b88aa2f41d29479f9c44dfc12f8c94c8052e975060f595938f75e8b71655.10.1215.15.465.17.145.18.35.195.4.19881b7d0c717a487ec50e2924a773ff501ee40f0d58615f6c0c9e7cf0ca90b6b5408784d797cbe5621
Vendor states this is fixed in 5533742c7cb1bc9b1f0bf401cc397d44a3a9e07a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 64dc8c732f5c2b406cc752e6aaa1bd5471159cab (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 761564d93c8265f65543acf0a576b32d66bfa26a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 94f3d9314d67691cb21ba91c1b528f6e3c4893 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b22fd72bfebda3956efc4431b60ddfc0a51e03e0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.86 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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