# CVE-2022-50536: bpf, sockmap: Fix repeated calls to sock_put() when msg has more_data

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF sockmap allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges via repeated socket releases.

- **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:** 7 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50536, GHSA-x73r-r6qr-625x, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50536

## What is CVE-2022-50536?

CVE-2022-50536 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 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:

bpf, sockmap: Fix repeated calls to sock_put() when msg has more_data

In tcp_bpf_send_verdict() redirection, the eval variable is assigned to
__SK_REDIRECT after the apply_bytes data is sent, if msg has more_data,
sock_put() will be called multiple times.

We should reset the eval variable to __SK_NONE every time more_data
starts.

This causes:

IPv4: Attempt to release TCP socket in state 1 00000000b4c925d7
------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 4482 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x7d/0x110
Modules linked in:
CPU: 5 PID: 4482 Comm: sockhash_bypass Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.0.0 #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __tcp_transmit_skb+0xa1b/0xb90
 ? __alloc_skb+0x8c/0x1a0
 ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x184/0x320
 tcp_write_xmit+0x22a/0x1110
 __tcp_push_pending_frames+0x32/0xf0
 do_tcp_sendpages+0x62d/0x640
 tcp_bpf_push+0xae/0x2c0
 tcp_bpf_sendmsg_redir+0x260/0x410
 ? preempt_count_add+0x70/0xa0
 tcp_bpf_send_verdict+0x386/0x4b0
 tcp_bpf_sendmsg+0x21b/0x3b0
 sock_sendmsg+0x58/0x70
 __sys_sendto+0xfa/0x170
 ? xfd_validate_state+0x1d/0x80
 ? switch_fpu_return+0x59/0xe0
 __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30
 do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50536?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50536?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50536 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50536 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-2022-50536 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50536 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 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-2022-50536 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-2022-50536/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50536/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50536
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50536
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50536

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50536/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.