# CVE-2022-49626: sfc: fix use after free when disabling sriov

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel sfc driver allows local attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code when disabling SR-IOV.

- **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-2022-49626, GHSA-fv97-qmwg-89pj, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49626

## What is CVE-2022-49626?

CVE-2022-49626 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:

sfc: fix use after free when disabling sriov

Use after free is detected by kfence when disabling sriov. What was read
after being freed was vf->pci_dev: it was freed from pci_disable_sriov
and later read in efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vports, called from
efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching.

Set the pointer to NULL at release time to not trying to read it later.

Reproducer and dmesg log (note that kfence doesn't detect it every time):
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/net/enp65s0f0np0/device/sriov_numvfs
$ echo 0 > /sys/class/net/enp65s0f0np0/device/sriov_numvfs

 BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching+0x82/0x170 [sfc]

 Use-after-free read at 0x00000000ff3c1ba5 (in kfence-#224):
  efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching+0x82/0x170 [sfc]
  efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable+0x38/0x70 [sfc]
  efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
  sriov_numvfs_store+0xfe/0x140
  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
  new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
  vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
  ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
  do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

 kfence-#224: 0x00000000edb8ef95-0x00000000671f5ce1, size=2792, cache=kmalloc-4k

 allocated by task 6771 on cpu 10 at 3137.860196s:
  pci_alloc_dev+0x21/0x60
  pci_iov_add_virtfn+0x2a2/0x320
  sriov_enable+0x212/0x3e0
  efx_ef10_sriov_configure+0x67/0x80 [sfc]
  efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
  sriov_numvfs_store+0xba/0x140
  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
  new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
  vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
  ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
  do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

 freed by task 6771 on cpu 12 at 3170.991309s:
  device_release+0x34/0x90
  kobject_cleanup+0x3a/0x130
  pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xd9/0x120
  sriov_disable+0x30/0xe0
  efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable+0x57/0x70 [sfc]
  efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
  sriov_numvfs_store+0xfe/0x140
  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
  new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
  vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
  ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
  do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49626?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49626?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49626 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-2022-49626 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49626 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-2022-49626 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-2022-49626/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49626/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49626
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49626
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49626

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