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CVE-2022-50873
vdpa/vp_vdpa: fix kfree a wrong pointer in vp_vdpa_remove
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa/vp_vdpa: fix kfree a wrong pointer in vp_vdpa_remove In vp_vdpa_remove(), the code kfree(&vp_vdpa_mgtdev->mgtdev.id_table) uses a reference of pointer as the argument of kfree, which is the wrong pointer and then may hit crash like this: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00ffff003363e30c Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP Call trace: rb_next+0x20/0x5c ext4_readdir+0x494/0x5c4 [ext4] iterate_dir+0x168/0x1b4 __se_sys_getdents64+0x68/0x170 __arm64_sys_getdents64+0x24/0x30 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x1bc do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x94 el0_svc+0x20/0x30 el0_sync_handler+0xb0/0xb4 el0_sync+0x160/0x180 Code: 54000220 f9400441 b4000161 aa0103e0 (f9400821) SMP: stopping secondary CPUs Starting crashdump kernel...

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50873 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
Solution
Apply kernel patches to fix a kfree misuse that can cause a crash.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Apply specific patches addressing kfree misuse.
  • Reboot the system after patching.
  • Verify the fix is applied successfully.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ccc891f36d0c20ee220551caabdcd3886ec584b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe12680b2c731201519935013ec9219c93ec540
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed843d6ed7310a27cf7c8ee0a82a482eed0cb4a6
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa/vp_vdpa: fix kfree a wrong pointer in vp_vdpa_remove In vp_vdpa_remove(), the code kfree(&vp_vdpa_mgtdev->mgtdev.id_table) uses a reference of pointer as the argument of kfree, which is the wrong pointer and then may hit crash like this: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00ffff003363e30c Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP Call trace: rb_next+0x20/0x5c ext4_readdir+0x494/0x5c4 [ext4] iterate_dir+0x168/0x1b4 __se_sys_getdents64+0x68/0x170 __arm64_sys_getdents64+0x24/0x30 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x1bc do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x94 el0_svc+0x20/0x30 el0_sync_handler+0xb0/0xb4 el0_sync+0x160/0x180 Code: 54000220 f9400441 b4000161 aa0103e0 (f9400821) SMP: stopping secondary CPUs Starting crashdump kernel...
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ccc891f36d0c20ee220551caabdcd3886ec584b
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe12680b2c731201519935013ec9219c93ec540
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed843d6ed7310a27cf7c8ee0a82a482eed0cb4a6
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