# CVE-2022-49179: block, bfq: don't move oom_bfqq

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel BFQ I/O scheduler allows local 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:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49179, GHSA-gw7x-m5vf-fw73, SUSE-SU-2025:02137-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49179

## What is CVE-2022-49179?

CVE-2022-49179 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:

block, bfq: don't move oom_bfqq

Our test report a UAF:

[ 2073.019181] ==================================================================
[ 2073.019188] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __bfq_put_async_bfqq+0xa0/0x168
[ 2073.019191] Write of size 8 at addr ffff8000ccf64128 by task rmmod/72584
[ 2073.019192]
[ 2073.019196] CPU: 0 PID: 72584 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Not tainted 4.19.90-yk #5
[ 2073.019198] Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015
[ 2073.019200] Call trace:
[ 2073.019203]  dump_backtrace+0x0/0x310
[ 2073.019206]  show_stack+0x28/0x38
[ 2073.019210]  dump_stack+0xec/0x15c
[ 2073.019216]  print_address_description+0x68/0x2d0
[ 2073.019220]  kasan_report+0x238/0x2f0
[ 2073.019224]  __asan_store8+0x88/0xb0
[ 2073.019229]  __bfq_put_async_bfqq+0xa0/0x168
[ 2073.019233]  bfq_put_async_queues+0xbc/0x208
[ 2073.019236]  bfq_pd_offline+0x178/0x238
[ 2073.019240]  blkcg_deactivate_policy+0x1f0/0x420
[ 2073.019244]  bfq_exit_queue+0x128/0x178
[ 2073.019249]  blk_mq_exit_sched+0x12c/0x160
[ 2073.019252]  elevator_exit+0xc8/0xd0
[ 2073.019256]  blk_exit_queue+0x50/0x88
[ 2073.019259]  blk_cleanup_queue+0x228/0x3d8
[ 2073.019267]  null_del_dev+0xfc/0x1e0 [null_blk]
[ 2073.019274]  null_exit+0x90/0x114 [null_blk]
[ 2073.019278]  __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x358/0x5a0
[ 2073.019282]  el0_svc_common+0xc8/0x320
[ 2073.019287]  el0_svc_handler+0xf8/0x160
[ 2073.019290]  el0_svc+0x10/0x218
[ 2073.019291]
[ 2073.019294] Allocated by task 14163:
[ 2073.019301]  kasan_kmalloc+0xe0/0x190
[ 2073.019305]  kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0x1cc/0x418
[ 2073.019308]  bfq_pd_alloc+0x54/0x118
[ 2073.019313]  blkcg_activate_policy+0x250/0x460
[ 2073.019317]  bfq_create_group_hierarchy+0x38/0x110
[ 2073.019321]  bfq_init_queue+0x6d0/0x948
[ 2073.019325]  blk_mq_init_sched+0x1d8/0x390
[ 2073.019330]  elevator_switch_mq+0x88/0x170
[ 2073.019334]  elevator_switch+0x140/0x270
[ 2073.019338]  elv_iosched_store+0x1a4/0x2a0
[ 2073.019342]  queue_attr_store+0x90/0xe0
[ 2073.019348]  sysfs_kf_write+0xa8/0xe8
[ 2073.019351]  kernfs_fop_write+0x1f8/0x378
[ 2073.019359]  __vfs_write+0xe0/0x360
[ 2073.019363]  vfs_write+0xf0/0x270
[ 2073.019367]  ksys_write+0xdc/0x1b8
[ 2073.019371]  __arm64_sys_write+0x50/0x60
[ 2073.019375]  el0_svc_common+0xc8/0x320
[ 2073.019380]  el0_svc_handler+0xf8/0x160
[ 2073.019383]  el0_svc+0x10/0x218
[ 2073.019385]
[ 2073.019387] Freed by task 72584:
[ 2073.019391]  __kasan_slab_free+0x120/0x228
[ 2073.019394]  kasan_slab_free+0x10/0x18
[ 2073.019397]  kfree+0x94/0x368
[ 2073.019400]  bfqg_put+0x64/0xb0
[ 2073.019404]  bfqg_and_blkg_put+0x90/0xb0
[ 2073.019408]  bfq_put_queue+0x220/0x228
[ 2073.019413]  __bfq_put_async_bfqq+0x98/0x168
[ 2073.019416]  bfq_put_async_queues+0xbc/0x208
[ 2073.019420]  bfq_pd_offline+0x178/0x238
[ 2073.019424]  blkcg_deactivate_policy+0x1f0/0x420
[ 2073.019429]  bfq_exit_queue+0x128/0x178
[ 2073.019433]  blk_mq_exit_sched+0x12c/0x160
[ 2073.019437]  elevator_exit+0xc8/0xd0
[ 2073.019440]  blk_exit_queue+0x50/0x88
[ 2073.019443]  blk_cleanup_queue+0x228/0x3d8
[ 2073.019451]  null_del_dev+0xfc/0x1e0 [null_blk]
[ 2073.019459]  null_exit+0x90/0x114 [null_blk]
[ 2073.019462]  __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x358/0x5a0
[ 2073.019467]  el0_svc_common+0xc8/0x320
[ 2073.019471]  el0_svc_handler+0xf8/0x160
[ 2073.019474]  el0_svc+0x10/0x218
[ 2073.019475]
[ 2073.019479] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8000ccf63f00
 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1024 of size 1024
[ 2073.019484] The buggy address is located 552 bytes inside of
 1024-byte region [ffff8000ccf63f00, ffff8000ccf64300)
[ 2073.019486] The buggy address belongs to the page:
[ 2073.019492] page:ffff7e000333d800 count:1 mapcount:0 mapping:ffff8000c0003a00 index:0x0 compound_mapcount: 0
[ 2073.020123] flags: 0x7ffff0000008100(slab|head)
[ 2073.020403] raw: 07ffff0000008100 ffff7e0003334c08 ffff7e00001f5a08 ffff8000c0003a00
[ 2073.020409] ra
---truncated---

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49179?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_67` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | All versions | 2-2.1 |

Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49179?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49179 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-2022-49179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49179 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-2022-49179 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-2022-49179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49179

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