# CVE-2022-49160: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash during module load unload test

> A use-after-free bug in the qla2xxx SCSI driver causes a system crash during module unload, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49160, GHSA-c8r3-59p8-gp8q, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-49160, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49160

## What is CVE-2022-49160?

CVE-2022-49160 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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: qla2xxx: Fix crash during module load unload test

During purex packet handling the driver was incorrectly freeing a
pre-allocated structure. Fix this by skipping that entry.

System crashed with the following stack during a module unload test.

Call Trace:
	sbitmap_init_node+0x7f/0x1e0
	sbitmap_queue_init_node+0x24/0x150
	blk_mq_init_bitmaps+0x3d/0xa0
	blk_mq_init_tags+0x68/0x90
	blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs+0x44/0x120
	blk_mq_alloc_set_map_and_rqs+0x63/0x150
	blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x11b/0x230
	scsi_add_host_with_dma.cold+0x3f/0x245
	qla2x00_probe_one+0xd5a/0x1b80 [qla2xxx]

Call Trace with slub_debug and debug kernel:
	kasan_report_invalid_free+0x50/0x80
	__kasan_slab_free+0x137/0x150
	slab_free_freelist_hook+0xc6/0x190
	kfree+0xe8/0x2e0
	qla2x00_free_device+0x3bb/0x5d0 [qla2xxx]
	qla2x00_remove_one+0x668/0xcf0 [qla2xxx]

Weakness: CWE-763 (Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49160?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49160?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49160 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-2022-49160 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49160 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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-2022-49160 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-2022-49160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49160/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49160
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49160
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49160

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49160/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.