# CVE-2022-49524: media: pci: cx23885: Fix the error handling in cx23885_initdev()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the cx23885 PCI driver allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute code via improper error handling.

- **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-2022-49524, GHSA-q2r6-4p8p-594q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49524

## What is CVE-2022-49524?

CVE-2022-49524 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:

media: pci: cx23885: Fix the error handling in cx23885_initdev()

When the driver fails to call the dma_set_mask(), the driver will get
the following splat:

[   55.853884] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __process_removed_driver+0x3c/0x240
[   55.854486] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810de60408 by task modprobe/590
[   55.856822] Call Trace:
[   55.860327]  __process_removed_driver+0x3c/0x240
[   55.861347]  bus_for_each_dev+0x102/0x160
[   55.861681]  i2c_del_driver+0x2f/0x50

This is because the driver has initialized the i2c related resources
in cx23885_dev_setup() but not released them in error handling, fix this
bug by modifying the error path that jumps after failing to call the
dma_set_mask().

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49524?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49524?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49524 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49524 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49524 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-2022-49524 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-2022-49524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49524/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49524
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49524
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49524

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