# CVE-2022-49025: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mlx5e driver allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary 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:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49025, GHSA-83jf-v646-gp24, SUSE-SU-2025:1114-1, SUSE-SU-2025:1121-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49025

## What is CVE-2022-49025?

CVE-2022-49025 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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:

net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table

When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one
or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but
doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl
which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule.
Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49025?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | All versions | 7-150300.2.1 |
| `kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | All versions | 6-150300.2.1 |

Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49025?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49025 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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-2022-49025 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-2022-49025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49025/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49025

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49025/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.