# CVE-2022-49270: dm: fix use-after-free in dm_cleanup_zoned_dev()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's device-mapper zoned block device cleanup allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code.

- **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-2022-49270, GHSA-hr8j-x4gj-pqf8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49270

## What is CVE-2022-49270?

CVE-2022-49270 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:

dm: fix use-after-free in dm_cleanup_zoned_dev()

dm_cleanup_zoned_dev() uses queue, so it must be called
before blk_cleanup_disk() starts its killing:

blk_cleanup_disk->blk_cleanup_queue()->kobject_put()->blk_release_queue()->
->...RCU...->blk_free_queue_rcu()->kmem_cache_free()

Otherwise, RCU callback may be executed first and
dm_cleanup_zoned_dev() will touch free'd memory:

 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0
 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88805ac6e430 by task dmsetup/681

 CPU: 4 PID: 681 Comm: dmsetup Not tainted 5.17.0-rc2+ #6
 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d
  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1f/0x150
  ? dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0
  kasan_report.cold+0x7f/0x11b
  ? dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0
  dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0
  __dm_destroy+0x26a/0x400
  ? dm_blk_ioctl+0x230/0x230
  ? up_write+0xd8/0x270
  dev_remove+0x156/0x1d0
  ctl_ioctl+0x269/0x530
  ? table_clear+0x140/0x140
  ? lock_release+0xb2/0x750
  ? remove_all+0x40/0x40
  ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x12/0x70
  ? lock_downgrade+0x3c0/0x3c0
  ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x12/0x70
  dm_ctl_ioctl+0xa/0x10
  __x64_sys_ioctl+0xb9/0xf0
  do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
 RIP: 0033:0x7fb6dfa95c27

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49270?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49270 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-2022-49270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49270 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-2022-49270 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-2022-49270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49270

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