# CVE-2022-48919: cifs: fix double free race when mount fails in cifs_get_root()

> A double free race condition in the Linux kernel CIFS module can cause a use-after-free error, leading to system crashes or denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48919, GHSA-j96q-j829-h7g8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48919

## What is CVE-2022-48919?

CVE-2022-48919 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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

cifs: fix double free race when mount fails in cifs_get_root()

When cifs_get_root() fails during cifs_smb3_do_mount() we call
deactivate_locked_super() which eventually will call delayed_free() which
will free the context.
In this situation we should not proceed to enter the out: section in
cifs_smb3_do_mount() and free the same resources a second time.

[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rcu_cblist_dequeue+0x32/0x60
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888364f4d110 by task swapper/1/0

[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Tainted: G           OE     5.17.0-rc3+ #4
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.0 12/17/2019
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022] Call Trace:
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  <IRQ>
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x78
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x24/0x150
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  ? rcu_cblist_dequeue+0x32/0x60
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  kasan_report.cold+0x7d/0x117
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  ? rcu_cblist_dequeue+0x32/0x60
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  __asan_load8+0x86/0xa0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  rcu_cblist_dequeue+0x32/0x60
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  rcu_core+0x547/0xca0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  ? call_rcu+0x3c0/0x3c0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  ? lock_is_held_type+0xea/0x140
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  rcu_core_si+0xe/0x10
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  __do_softirq+0x1d4/0x67b
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  __irq_exit_rcu+0x100/0x150
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x30
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:06 2022]  sysvec_hyperv_stimer0+0x9d/0xc0
...
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022] Freed by task 58179:
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kasan_save_stack+0x26/0x50
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kasan_set_free_info+0x24/0x40
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  ____kasan_slab_free+0x137/0x170
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  __kasan_slab_free+0x12/0x20
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  slab_free_freelist_hook+0xb3/0x1d0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kfree+0xcd/0x520
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x149/0xbe0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  smb3_get_tree+0x1a0/0x2e0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  vfs_get_tree+0x52/0x140
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  path_mount+0x635/0x10c0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  __x64_sys_mount+0x1bf/0x210
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022] Last potentially related work creation:
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kasan_save_stack+0x26/0x50
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  __kasan_record_aux_stack+0xb6/0xc0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  kasan_record_aux_stack_noalloc+0xb/0x10
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  call_rcu+0x76/0x3c0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  cifs_umount+0xce/0xe0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  cifs_kill_sb+0xc8/0xe0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  deactivate_locked_super+0x5d/0xd0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  cifs_smb3_do_mount+0xab9/0xbe0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  smb3_get_tree+0x1a0/0x2e0 [cifs]
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  vfs_get_tree+0x52/0x140
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  path_mount+0x635/0x10c0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  __x64_sys_mount+0x1bf/0x210
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0
[Thu Feb 10 12:59:07 2022]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48919?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48919?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48919 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48919 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-2022-48919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48919/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48919

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48919/
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