iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove Ensure that the irq_work has completed before the trigger is freed. ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in irq_work_run_list Read of size 8 at addr 0000000064702248 by task python3/25 Call Trace: irq_work_run_list irq_work_tick update_process_times tick_sched_handle tick_sched_timer __hrtimer_run_queues hrtimer_interrupt Allocated by task 25: kmem_cache_alloc_trace iio_sysfs_trig_add dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write Freed by task 25: kfree iio_sysfs_trig_remove dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write ==================================================================
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.14.286, 4.19.250, 4.9.321, 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8, 5.4.202
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49685
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 00:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 02:24 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: trigger: sysfs: fix use-after-free on remove Ensure that the irq_work has completed before the trigger is freed. ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in irq_work_run_list Read of size 8 at addr 0000000064702248 by task python3/25 Call Trace: irq_work_run_list irq_work_tick update_process_times tick_sched_handle tick_sched_timer __hrtimer_run_queues hrtimer_interrupt Allocated by task 25: kmem_cache_alloc_trace iio_sysfs_trig_add dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write Freed by task 25: kfree iio_sysfs_trig_remove dev_attr_store sysfs_kf_write kernfs_fop_write_iter new_sync_write vfs_write ksys_write sys_write ==================================================================
osv:CVE-2022-49685
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.9.321, 4.14.286, 4.19.250, 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8
Complete source record
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