# CVE-2022-48792: scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free for aborted SSP/STP sas_task

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's pm8001 SCSI driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges via aborted SAS tasks.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48792, GHSA-x9wp-3948-xg4x, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48792

## What is CVE-2022-48792?

CVE-2022-48792 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free for aborted SSP/STP sas_task

Currently a use-after-free may occur if a sas_task is aborted by the upper
layer before we handle the I/O completion in mpi_ssp_completion() or
mpi_sata_completion().

In this case, the following are the two steps in handling those I/O
completions:

 - Call complete() to inform the upper layer handler of completion of
   the I/O.

 - Release driver resources associated with the sas_task in
   pm8001_ccb_task_free() call.

When complete() is called, the upper layer may free the sas_task. As such,
we should not touch the associated sas_task afterwards, but we do so in the
pm8001_ccb_task_free() call.

Fix by swapping the complete() and pm8001_ccb_task_free() calls ordering.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48792?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48792?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48792 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48792

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