# CVE-2022-50422: scsi: libsas: Fix use-after-free bug in smp_execute_task_sg()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SAS subsystem allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges via a race condition.

- **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:** 1 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50422, GHSA-j5vv-gj42-cwrm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50422

## What is CVE-2022-50422?

CVE-2022-50422 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 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:

scsi: libsas: Fix use-after-free bug in smp_execute_task_sg()

When executing SMP task failed, the smp_execute_task_sg() calls del_timer()
to delete "slow_task->timer". However, if the timer handler
sas_task_internal_timedout() is running, the del_timer() in
smp_execute_task_sg() will not stop it and a UAF will happen. The process
is shown below:

      (thread 1)               |        (thread 2)
smp_execute_task_sg()          | sas_task_internal_timedout()
 ...                           |
 del_timer()                   |
 ...                           |  ...
 sas_free_task(task)           |
  kfree(task->slow_task) //FREE|
                               |  task->slow_task->... //USE

Fix by calling del_timer_sync() in smp_execute_task_sg(), which makes sure
the timer handler have finished before the "task->slow_task" is
deallocated.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50422?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50422?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50422 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50422 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 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-2022-50422 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-2022-50422/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50422/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50422
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50422
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50422

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