CVE-2022-49685 iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel IIO trigger sysfs interface allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- 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
What is CVE-2022-49685?
CVE-2022-49685 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:
iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove
Ensure that the irq_work has completed before the trigger is freed.
================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in irq_work_run_list Read of size 8 at addr 0000000064702248 by task python3/25
Call Trace: irq_work_run_list irq_work_tick update_process_times tick_sched_handle tick_sched_timer __hrtimer_run_queues hrtimer_interrupt
Allocated by task 25: kmem_cache_alloc_trace iio_sysfs_trig_add dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write
Freed by task 25: kfree iio_sysfs_trig_remove dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write
==================================================================
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49685?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-49685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49685, GHSA-72c2-78v3-v6cc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49685.