# CVE-2022-50363: skmsg: pass gfp argument to alloc_sk_msg()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's skmsg component allows local attackers to cause a system crash via invalid memory access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50363, GHSA-4h52-q6mh-w82h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50363

## What is CVE-2022-50363?

CVE-2022-50363 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

skmsg: pass gfp argument to alloc_sk_msg()

syzbot found that alloc_sk_msg() could be called from a
non sleepable context. sk_psock_verdict_recv() uses
rcu_read_lock() protection.

We need the callers to pass a gfp_t argument to avoid issues.

syzbot report was:

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274
in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 3613, name: syz-executor414
preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0
INFO: lockdep is turned off.
CPU: 0 PID: 3613 Comm: syz-executor414 Not tainted 6.0.0-syzkaller-09589-g55be6084c8e0 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/22/2022
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1e3/0x2cb lib/dump_stack.c:106
__might_resched+0x538/0x6a0 kernel/sched/core.c:9877
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:700 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3162 [inline]
slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3256 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x59/0x310 mm/slub.c:3287
kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:600 [inline]
kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:733 [inline]
alloc_sk_msg net/core/skmsg.c:507 [inline]
sk_psock_skb_ingress_self+0x5c/0x330 net/core/skmsg.c:600
sk_psock_verdict_apply+0x395/0x440 net/core/skmsg.c:1014
sk_psock_verdict_recv+0x34d/0x560 net/core/skmsg.c:1201
tcp_read_skb+0x4a1/0x790 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1770
tcp_rcv_established+0x129d/0x1a10 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5971
tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x479/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1681
sk_backlog_rcv include/net/sock.h:1109 [inline]
__release_sock+0x1d8/0x4c0 net/core/sock.c:2906
release_sock+0x5d/0x1c0 net/core/sock.c:3462
tcp_sendmsg+0x36/0x40 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1483
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline]
__sys_sendto+0x46d/0x5f0 net/socket.c:2117
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2129 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2125 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0xda/0xf0 net/socket.c:2125
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50363?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50363?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50363 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50363 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-2022-50363 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50363 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50363 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-2022-50363/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50363/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50363
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50363
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50363

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50363/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.