# CVE-2022-49205: bpf, sockmap: Fix double uncharge the mem of sk_msg

> A double uncharge of memory in the Linux kernel's sockmap can lead to a use-after-free condition, potentially causing a system crash or denial of service.

- **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:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49205, GHSA-w8xw-fch8-g9jq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49205

## What is CVE-2022-49205?

CVE-2022-49205 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:

bpf, sockmap: Fix double uncharge the mem of sk_msg

If tcp_bpf_sendmsg is running during a tear down operation, psock may be
freed.

tcp_bpf_sendmsg()
 tcp_bpf_send_verdict()
  sk_msg_return()
  tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir()
   unlikely(!psock))
     sk_msg_free()

The mem of msg has been uncharged in tcp_bpf_send_verdict() by
sk_msg_return(), and would be uncharged by sk_msg_free() again. When psock
is null, we can simply returning an error code, this would then trigger
the sk_msg_free_nocharge in the error path of __SK_REDIRECT and would have
the side effect of throwing an error up to user space. This would be a
slight change in behavior from user side but would look the same as an
error if the redirect on the socket threw an error.

This issue can cause the following info:
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2136 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:155 inet_sock_destruct+0x13c/0x260
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __sk_destruct+0x24/0x1f0
 sk_psock_destroy+0x19b/0x1c0
 process_one_work+0x1b3/0x3c0
 worker_thread+0x30/0x350
 ? process_one_work+0x3c0/0x3c0
 kthread+0xe6/0x110
 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
 </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49205?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49205 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-2022-49205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49205 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-2022-49205 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-2022-49205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.