{"id":"CVE-2022-50488","revision":"8502470cff9449f080f1b052fb22e2ae","records":[{"revision":"8502470cff9449f080f1b052fb22e2ae","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2022-50488","aliases":[],"title":"block, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic'","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nblock, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic'\n\nOur test report a uaf for 'bfqq->bic' in 5.10:\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in bfq_select_queue+0x378/0xa30\n\nCPU: 6 PID: 2318352 Comm: fsstress Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h602.kasan.eulerosv2r11.x86_64 #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58-20220320_160524-szxrtosci10000 04/01/2014\nCall Trace:\n bfq_select_queue+0x378/0xa30\n bfq_dispatch_request+0xe8/0x130\n blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched+0x62/0xb0\n __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x215/0x2a0\n blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x8f/0xd0\n __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x98/0x180\n __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x22b/0x240\n blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0xe3/0x190\n blk_mq_sched_insert_requests+0x107/0x200\n blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x26e/0x3c0\n blk_finish_plug+0x63/0x90\n __iomap_dio_rw+0x7b5/0x910\n iomap_dio_rw+0x36/0x80\n ext4_dio_read_iter+0x146/0x190 [ext4]\n ext4_file_read_iter+0x1e2/0x230 [ext4]\n new_sync_read+0x29f/0x400\n vfs_read+0x24e/0x2d0\n ksys_read+0xd5/0x1b0\n do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xc6\n\nCommit 3bc5e683c67d (\"bfq: Split shared queues on move between cgroups\")\nchanges that move process to a new cgroup will allocate a new bfqq to\nuse, however, the old bfqq and new bfqq can point to the same bic:\n\n1) Initial state, two process with io in the same cgroup.\n\nProcess 1       Process 2\n (BIC1)          (BIC2)\n  |  Λ            |  Λ\n  |  |            |  |\n  V  |            V  |\n  bfqq1           bfqq2\n\n2) bfqq1 is merged to bfqq2.\n\nProcess 1       Process 2\n (BIC1)          (BIC2)\n  |               |\n   \\-------------\\|\n                  V\n  bfqq1           bfqq2(coop)\n\n3) Process 1 exit, then issue new io(denoce IOA) from Process 2.\n\n (BIC2)\n  |  Λ\n  |  |\n  V  |\n  bfqq2(coop)\n\n4) Before IOA is completed, move Process 2 to another cgroup and issue io.\n\nProcess 2\n (BIC2)\n   Λ\n   |\\--------------\\\n   |                V\n  bfqq2           bfqq3\n\nNow that BIC2 points to bfqq3, while bfqq2 and bfqq3 both point to BIC2.\nIf all the requests are completed, and Process 2 exit, BIC2 will be\nfreed while there is no guarantee that bfqq2 will be freed before BIC2.\n\nFix the problem by clearing bfqq->bic while bfqq is detached from bic.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-10-04T15:43:42.352+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:41:21.456+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"block/bfq-iosched.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4dfc12f8c94c8052e975060f595938f75e8b7165\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5533742c7cb1bc9b1f0bf401cc397d44a3a9e07a\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"81b7d0c717a487ec50e2924a773ff501ee40f0d5\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"094f3d9314d67691cb21ba091c1b528f6e3c4893\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"3bc5e683c67d94bd839a1da2e796c15847b51b69\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"b22fd72bfebda3956efc4431b60ddfc0a51e03e0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"3bc5e683c67d94bd839a1da2e796c15847b51b69\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"761564d93c8265f65543acf0a576b32d66bfa26a\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"3bc5e683c67d94bd839a1da2e796c15847b51b69\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"64dc8c732f5c2b406cc752e6aaa1bd5471159cab\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"31326bf551269fb9bafa84ca99172b8340e5d8f8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"43c51b86dbe551cff5d39b88aa2f41d29479f9c4\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"8615f6c0c9e7cf0ca90b6b5408784d797cbe5621\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.10.121\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.10.175\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.15.46\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.15.86\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.4.198\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.5\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.17.14\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.18\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.18.3\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.19\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"block/bfq-iosched.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.19\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5.19\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.10.175\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.10.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.15.86\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.15.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.0.16\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.0.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.1.2\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.2\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5533742c7cb1bc9b1f0bf401cc397d44a3a9e07a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/094f3d9314d67691cb21ba091c1b528f6e3c4893","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22fd72bfebda3956efc4431b60ddfc0a51e03e0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/761564d93c8265f65543acf0a576b32d66bfa26a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dc8c732f5c2b406cc752e6aaa1bd5471159cab"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50488","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2022-50488","identifiers":["CVE-2022-50488"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}