# CVE-2022-48867: dmaengine: idxd: Prevent use after free on completion memory

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's idxd driver allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute code during driver unload.

- **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:** 21 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48867, GHSA-cfrr-p6rw-prf5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48867

## What is CVE-2022-48867?

CVE-2022-48867 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Aug 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:

dmaengine: idxd: Prevent use after free on completion memory

On driver unload any pending descriptors are flushed at the
time the interrupt is freed:
idxd_dmaengine_drv_remove() ->
	drv_disable_wq() ->
		idxd_wq_free_irq() ->
			idxd_flush_pending_descs().

If there are any descriptors present that need to be flushed this
flow triggers a "not present" page fault as below:

 BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff391c97c70c9040
 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
 #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page

The address that triggers the fault is the address of the
descriptor that was freed moments earlier via:
drv_disable_wq()->idxd_wq_free_resources()

Fix the use after free by freeing the descriptors after any possible
usage. This is done after idxd_wq_reset() to ensure that the memory
remains accessible during possible completion writes by the device.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48867?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48867?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48867 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-2022-48867 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48867 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Aug 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-2022-48867 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-2022-48867/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48867/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48867
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48867
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48867

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