CVE-2022-50423
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-12-11

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage() There is an use-after-free reported by KASAN: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in acpi_ut_remove_reference+0x3b/0x82 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888112afc460 by task modprobe/2111 CPU: 0 PID: 2111 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-dirty Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), Call Trace: <TASK> kasan_report+0xae/0xe0 acpi_ut_remove_reference+0x3b/0x82 acpi_ut_copy_iobject_to_iobject+0x3be/0x3d5 acpi_ds_store_object_to_local+0x15d/0x3a0 acpi_ex_store+0x78d/0x7fd acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R+0xbe4/0xf9b acpi_ps_parse_aml+0x217/0x8d5 ... </TASK> The root cause of the problem is that the acpi_operand_object is freed when acpi_ut_walk_package_tree() fails in acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage(), lead to repeated release in acpi_ut_copy_iobject_to_iobject(). The problem was introduced by "8aa5e56eeb61" commit, this commit is to fix memory leak in acpi_ut_copy_iobject_to_iobject(), repeatedly adding remove operation, lead to "acpi_operand_object" used after free. Fix it by removing acpi_ut_remove_reference() in acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage(). acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage() is called to copy an internal package object into another internal package object, when it fails, the memory of acpi_operand_object should be freed by the caller.
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-12-11
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2022-50423
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 11 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 3.10.55 (inc) to 3.11 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 3.12.29 (inc) to 3.13 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 3.14.19 (inc) to 3.15 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 3.16.3 (inc) to 4.9.337 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.10 (inc) to 4.14.303 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.270 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.229 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.163 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.86 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.16 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.2 (exc)
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a use-after-free bug in the Linux kernel's ACPICA component, specifically in the function acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage(). It occurs because an internal object (acpi_operand_object) is freed prematurely when a package copy operation fails, leading to repeated attempts to release the same memory. This results in accessing memory that has already been freed, which can cause system instability or crashes.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The use-after-free vulnerability can lead to system crashes or instability when the affected function is executed. It may also potentially be exploited to cause denial of service or other unintended behavior in the Linux kernel, affecting system reliability.


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