CVE-2022-50401
Linux Kernel double free
- Published18 Sept 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: under NFSv4.1, fix double svc_xprt_put on rpc_create failure On error situation `clp->cl_cb_conn.cb_xprt` should not be given a reference to the xprt otherwise both client cleanup and the error handling path of the caller call to put it. Better to delay handing over the reference to a later branch. [ 72.530665] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 72.531933] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 173 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xcf/0x120 [ 72.533075] Modules linked in: nfsd(OE) nfsv4(OE) nfsv3(OE) nfs(OE) lockd(OE) compat_nfs_ssc(OE) nfs_acl(OE) rpcsec_gss_krb5(OE) auth_rpcgss(OE) rpcrdma(OE) dns_resolver fscache netfs grace rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm sunrpc(OE) mlx5_ib mlx5_core mlxfw pci_hyperv_intf ib_uverbs ib_core xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nft_counter xt_addrtype nft_compat br_netfilter bridge stp llc nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set overlay nf_tables nfnetlink crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel xfs serio_raw virtio_net virtio_blk net_failover failover fuse [last unloaded: sunrpc] [ 72.540389] CPU: 0 PID: 173 Comm: kworker/u16:5 Tainted: G OE 5.15.82-dan #1 [ 72.541511] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM/RHEL-AV, BIOS 1.16.0-3.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61 04/01/2014 [ 72.542717] Workqueue: nfsd4_callbacks nfsd4_run_cb_work [nfsd] [ 72.543575] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xcf/0x120 [ 72.544299] Code: 55 00 0f 0b 5d e9 01 50 98 00 80 3d 75 9e 39 08 00 0f 85 74 ff ff ff 48 c7 c7 e8 d1 60 8e c6 05 61 9e 39 08 01 e8 f6 51 55 00 <0f> 0b 5d e9 d9 4f 98 00 80 3d 4b 9e 39 08 00 0f 85 4c ff ff ff 48 [ 72.546666] RSP: 0018:ffffb3f841157cf0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 72.547393] RAX: 0000000000000026 RBX: ffff89ac6231d478 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 72.548324] RDX: ffff89adb7c2c2c0 RSI: ffff89adb7c205c0 RDI: ffff89adb7c205c0 [ 72.549271] RBP: ffffb3f841157cf0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: c0000000ffefffff [ 72.550209] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffb3f841157ad0 R12: ffff89ac6231d180 [ 72.551142] R13: ffff89ac6231d478 R14: ffff89ac40c06180 R15: ffff89ac6231d4b0 [ 72.552089] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff89adb7c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 72.553175] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 72.553934] CR2: 0000563a310506a8 CR3: 0000000109a66000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 [ 72.554874] Call Trace: [ 72.555278] <TASK> [ 72.555614] svc_xprt_put+0xaf/0xe0 [sunrpc] [ 72.556276] nfsd4_process_cb_update.isra.11+0xb7/0x410 [nfsd] [ 72.557087] ? update_load_avg+0x82/0x610 [ 72.557652] ? cpuacct_charge+0x60/0x70 [ 72.558212] ? dequeue_entity+0xdb/0x3e0 [ 72.558765] ? queued_spin_unlock+0x9/0x20 [ 72.559358] nfsd4_run_cb_work+0xfc/0x270 [nfsd] [ 72.560031] process_one_work+0x1df/0x390 [ 72.560600] worker_thread+0x37/0x3b0 [ 72.561644] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390 [ 72.562247] kthread+0x12f/0x150 [ 72.562710] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 72.563309] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 72.563818] </TASK> [ 72.564189] ---[ end trace 031117b1c72ec616 ]--- [ 72.566019] list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffff89ac4977e538), but was ffff89ac4763e018. (next=ffff89ac4763e018). [ 72.567647] ------------[ cut here ]------------
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected products
Remediation
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15fc60aa5bdcf6d5f93000d3d00579fc67632ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bc8edc98bd43540dbe648e4ef91f443d6d20a24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/707bcca9616002d204091ca7c4d1d91151104332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4ae8c42d2ff09ed7c5832ccce5684c55e5ed23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a472f069ced8601979f53c13c0cf20236074ed46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1207219a4bfa50121c9345d5d165470d0a82531
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15fc60aa5bdcf6d5f93000d3d00579fc67632ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bc8edc98bd43540dbe648e4ef91f443d6d20a24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/707bcca9616002d204091ca7c4d1d91151104332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4ae8c42d2ff09ed7c5832ccce5684c55e5ed23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a472f069ced8601979f53c13c0cf20236074ed46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1207219a4bfa50121c9345d5d165470d0a82531
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d843ebd860c58a38e45527e8ec6516059f4c97f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f9f03e4537f3fcc8fd2bdd3248530c3477a371
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fddac3b4578d302ac9e51e7f03a9aae6254ae2a3
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Frequently asked
Is CVE-2022-50401 being actively exploited?
CVE-2022-50401 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.43%.
How severe is CVE-2022-50401?
CVE-2022-50401 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-50401?
Affected products include Linux Kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50401?
Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Linux Kernel 4.14.303 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.
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