What is CVE-2022-50378?

CVE-2022-50378 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. CVE-2022-50378 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50378?

CVE-2022-50378 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50378?

Yes, CVE-2022-50378 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50378 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50378 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2022-50378

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: reorder driver deinit sequence to fix use-after-free bug Unloading the driver triggers the following KASAN warning: [ +0.006275] ============================================================= [ +0.000029] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0xe0/0x1a0 [ +0.000026] Read of size 8 at addr ffff000020c395e0 by task rmmod/2695 [ +0.000019] CPU: 5 PID: 2695 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G C O 5.19.0-rc6-lrmbkasan+ #1 [ +0.000013] Hardware name: Hardkernel ODROID-N2Plus (DT) [ +0.000008] Call trace: [ +0.000007] dump_backtrace+0x1ec/0x280 [ +0.000013] show_stack+0x24/0x80 [ +0.000008] dump_stack_lvl+0x98/0xd4 [ +0.000011] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x80/0x520 [ +0.000011] print_report+0x128/0x260 [ +0.000007] kasan_report+0xb8/0xfc [ +0.000008] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x3c/0x50 [ +0.000010] __list_del_entry_valid+0xe0/0x1a0 [ +0.000009] drm_atomic_private_obj_fini+0x30/0x200 [drm] [ +0.000172] drm_bridge_detach+0x94/0x260 [drm] [ +0.000145] drm_encoder_cleanup+0xa4/0x290 [drm] [ +0.000144] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x118/0x740 [drm] [ +0.000143] drm_mode_config_init_release+0x1c/0x2c [drm] [ +0.000144] drm_managed_release+0x170/0x414 [drm] [ +0.000142] drm_dev_put.part.0+0xc0/0x124 [drm] [ +0.000143] drm_dev_put+0x20/0x30 [drm] [ +0.000142] meson_drv_unbind+0x1d8/0x2ac [meson_drm] [ +0.000028] take_down_aggregate_device+0xb0/0x160 [ +0.000016] component_del+0x18c/0x360 [ +0.000009] meson_dw_hdmi_remove+0x28/0x40 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000015] platform_remove+0x64/0xb0 [ +0.000009] device_remove+0xb8/0x154 [ +0.000009] device_release_driver_internal+0x398/0x5b0 [ +0.000009] driver_detach+0xac/0x1b0 [ +0.000009] bus_remove_driver+0x158/0x29c [ +0.000009] driver_unregister+0x70/0xb0 [ +0.000008] platform_driver_unregister+0x20/0x2c [ +0.000008] meson_dw_hdmi_platform_driver_exit+0x1c/0x30 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000012] __do_sys_delete_module+0x288/0x400 [ +0.000011] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x5c/0x80 [ +0.000009] invoke_syscall+0x74/0x260 [ +0.000009] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0x260 [ +0.000009] do_el0_svc+0x50/0x70 [ +0.000007] el0_svc+0x68/0x1a0 [ +0.000012] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150 [ +0.000008] el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 [ +0.000018] Allocated by task 0: [ +0.000007] (stack is not available) [ +0.000011] Freed by task 2695: [ +0.000008] kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x5c [ +0.000011] kasan_set_track+0x2c/0x40 [ +0.000008] kasan_set_free_info+0x28/0x50 [ +0.000009] ____kasan_slab_free+0x128/0x1d4 [ +0.000008] __kasan_slab_free+0x18/0x24 [ +0.000007] slab_free_freelist_hook+0x108/0x230 [ +0.000011] kfree+0x110/0x35c [ +0.000008] release_nodes+0xf0/0x16c [ +0.000009] devres_release_group+0x180/0x270 [ +0.000008] component_unbind+0x128/0x1e0 [ +0.000010] component_unbind_all+0x1b8/0x264 [ +0.000009] meson_drv_unbind+0x1a0/0x2ac [meson_drm] [ +0.000025] take_down_aggregate_device+0xb0/0x160 [ +0.000009] component_del+0x18c/0x360 [ +0.000009] meson_dw_hdmi_remove+0x28/0x40 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000012] platform_remove+0x64/0xb0 [ +0.000008] device_remove+0xb8/0x154 [ +0.000009] device_release_driver_internal+0x398/0x5b0 [ +0.000009] driver_detach+0xac/0x1b0 [ +0.000009] bus_remove_driver+0x158/0x29c [ +0.000008] driver_unregister+0x70/0xb0 [ +0.000008] platform_driver_unregister+0x20/0x2c [ +0.000008] meson_dw_hdmi_platform_driver_exit+0x1c/0x30 [meson_dw_hdmi] [ +0.000011] __do_sys_delete_module+0x288/0x400 [ +0.000010] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x5c/0x80 [ +0.000008] invoke_syscall+0x74/0x260 [ +0.000008] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0x260 [ +0.000008] do_el0_svc+0x50/0x70 [ +0.000007] el0_svc+0x68/0x1a0 [ +0.000009] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150 [ +0.000009] el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 [ +0.000014] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff000020c39000 ---truncated---

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-18

Last modified 2026-01-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2022-50378 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.10

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.75 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.17 5.19.x ✓ 6.0.3 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50378 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c519981eb141c7ec39bfd5be25d35f02edb868
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9190d287f7a6b02b50b510045b0edf448ed68e88
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d33348513c36337f91f1991da23f41514d4de39
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50378

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-18

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50378?

CVE-2022-50378 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. CVE-2022-50378 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50378?

CVE-2022-50378 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50378?

Yes — CVE-2022-50378 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50378 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50378 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →