# CVE-2022-50554: blk-mq: avoid double ->queue_rq() because of early timeout

> A race condition in the Linux kernel block layer can cause a double queue request, leading to a kernel panic and denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-76767, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50554, GHSA-rmfg-487h-3qfx, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-50554, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50554, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50554

## What is CVE-2022-50554?

CVE-2022-50554 is a medium-severity 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:

blk-mq: avoid double ->queue_rq() because of early timeout

David Jeffery found one double ->queue_rq() issue, so far it can
be triggered in VM use case because of long vmexit latency or preempt
latency of vCPU pthread or long page fault in vCPU pthread, then block
IO req could be timed out before queuing the request to hardware but after
calling blk_mq_start_request() during ->queue_rq(), then timeout handler
may handle it by requeue, then double ->queue_rq() is caused, and kernel
panic.

So far, it is driver's responsibility to cover the race between timeout
and completion, so it seems supposed to be solved in driver in theory,
given driver has enough knowledge.

But it is really one common problem, lots of driver could have similar
issue, and could be hard to fix all affected drivers, even it isn't easy
for driver to handle the race. So David suggests this patch by draining
in-progress ->queue_rq() for solving this issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50554?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50554?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50554 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50554 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-50554 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50554 is a medium-severity 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-2022-50554 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-2022-50554/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50554/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50554
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50554
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50554

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50554/
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