# CVE-2022-48822: usb: f_fs: Fix use-after-free for epfile

> A race condition in the Linux kernel USB FunctionFS driver allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling local attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.

- **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-2022-48822, GHSA-f7jr-76rm-f753, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48822

## What is CVE-2022-48822?

CVE-2022-48822 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:

usb: f_fs: Fix use-after-free for epfile

Consider a case where ffs_func_eps_disable is called from
ffs_func_disable as part of composition switch and at the
same time ffs_epfile_release get called from userspace.
ffs_epfile_release will free up the read buffer and call
ffs_data_closed which in turn destroys ffs->epfiles and
mark it as NULL. While this was happening the driver has
already initialized the local epfile in ffs_func_eps_disable
which is now freed and waiting to acquire the spinlock. Once
spinlock is acquired the driver proceeds with the stale value
of epfile and tries to free the already freed read buffer
causing use-after-free.

Following is the illustration of the race:

      CPU1                                  CPU2

   ffs_func_eps_disable
   epfiles (local copy)
					ffs_epfile_release
					ffs_data_closed
					if (last file closed)
					ffs_data_reset
					ffs_data_clear
					ffs_epfiles_destroy
spin_lock
dereference epfiles

Fix this races by taking epfiles local copy & assigning it under
spinlock and if epfiles(local) is null then update it in ffs->epfiles
then finally destroy it.
Extending the scope further from the race, protecting the ep related
structures, and concurrent accesses.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48822?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48822?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2022-48822 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48822 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-2022-48822 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-2022-48822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48822/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48822
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48822
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48822

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