# CVE-2022-50419: Bluetooth: hci_sysfs: Fix attempting to call device_add multiple times

> A flaw in the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem allows a local attacker to trigger a kernel bug and crash the system by causing device_add to be called multiple times.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50419, GHSA-4pjv-phcw-v7cc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50419

## What is CVE-2022-50419?

CVE-2022-50419 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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:

Bluetooth: hci_sysfs: Fix attempting to call device_add multiple times

device_add shall not be called multiple times as stated in its
documentation:

 'Do not call this routine or device_register() more than once for
 any device structure'

Syzkaller reports a bug as follows [1]:
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:33!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
[...]
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __list_add include/linux/list.h:69 [inline]
 list_add_tail include/linux/list.h:102 [inline]
 kobj_kset_join lib/kobject.c:164 [inline]
 kobject_add_internal+0x18f/0x8f0 lib/kobject.c:214
 kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:358 [inline]
 kobject_add+0x150/0x1c0 lib/kobject.c:410
 device_add+0x368/0x1e90 drivers/base/core.c:3452
 hci_conn_add_sysfs+0x9b/0x1b0 net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c:53
 hci_le_cis_estabilished_evt+0x57c/0xae0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:6799
 hci_le_meta_evt+0x2b8/0x510 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7110
 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7440 [inline]
 hci_event_packet+0x63d/0xfd0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7495
 hci_rx_work+0xae7/0x1230 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4007
 process_one_work+0x991/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289
 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436
 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306
 </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50419?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50419?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50419 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-2022-50419 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50419 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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-2022-50419 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-2022-50419/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50419/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50419
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50419
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50419

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