# CVE-2022-49724: tty: goldfish: Fix free_irq() on remove

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel goldfish TTY driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash by triggering an invalid IRQ free operation.

- **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-2022-49724, GHSA-26pq-gvcv-rc9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49724

## What is CVE-2022-49724?

CVE-2022-49724 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:

tty: goldfish: Fix free_irq() on remove

Pass the correct dev_id to free_irq() to fix this splat when the driver
is unbound:

 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 30 at kernel/irq/manage.c:1895 free_irq
 Trying to free already-free IRQ 65
 Call Trace:
  warn_slowpath_fmt
  free_irq
  goldfish_tty_remove
  platform_remove
  device_remove
  device_release_driver_internal
  device_driver_detach
  unbind_store
  drv_attr_store
  ...

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49724?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49724?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49724 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-2022-49724 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-2022-49724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49724/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49724

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.