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Linux Kernel CVE-2022-50248

HIGH
Double Free (CWE-415)
2025-09-15 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Denial Of Service Linux Linux Kernel Red Hat Suse
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
6.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:12 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:12 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Sep 15, 2025 - 14:15 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path.

We see kernel crashes and lockups and KASAN errors related to ax210 firmware crashes. One of the KASAN dumps pointed at the tx path, and it appears there is indeed a way to double-free an skb.

If iwl_mvm_tx_skb_sta returns non-zero, then the 'skb' sent into the method will be freed. But, in case where we build TSO skb buffer, the skb may also be freed in error case. So, return 0 in that particular error case and do cleanup manually.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi Read of size 8 at addr ffff88813cfa4ba0 by task btserver/9650

CPU: 4 PID: 9650 Comm: btserver Tainted: G W 5.19.8+ #5 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1 Hardware name: Default string Default string/SKYBAY, BIOS 5.12 02/19/2019 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x6d print_report.cold.12+0xf2/0x684 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x1D0915A8 | time gp2 ? __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 kasan_report+0x8b/0x180 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000001 | uCode revision type ? __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000048 | uCode version major tcp_update_skb_after_send+0x5d/0x170 __tcp_transmit_skb+0xb61/0x15c0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0xDAA05125 | uCode version minor ? __tcp_select_window+0x490/0x490 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000420 | hw version ? trace_kmalloc_node+0x29/0xd0 ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x12a/0x260 ? memset+0x1f/0x40 ? __build_skb_around+0x125/0x150 ? __alloc_skb+0x1d4/0x220 ? skb_zerocopy_clone+0x55/0x230 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00489002 | board version ? kmalloc_reserve+0x80/0x80 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0x60/0xb0 tcp_write_xmit+0x3f1/0x24d0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x034E001C | hcmd ? __check_object_size+0x180/0x350 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x24020000 | isr0 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x8a9/0x1520 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x01400000 | isr1 ? tcp_sendpage+0x50/0x50 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x48F0000A | isr2 ? lock_release+0xb9/0x400 ? tcp_sendmsg+0x14/0x40 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00C3080C | isr3 ? lock_downgrade+0x390/0x390 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x114/0x1d0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00200000 | isr4 ? rwlock_bug.part.2+0x50/0x50 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x034A001C | last cmd Id ? rwlock_bug.part.2+0x50/0x50 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe/0x200 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x0000C2F0 | wait_event ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0x87/0xe0 ? inet_send_prepare+0x220/0x220 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x000000C4 | l2p_control tcp_sendmsg+0x22/0x40 sock_sendmsg+0x5f/0x70 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00010034 | l2p_duration __sys_sendto+0x19d/0x250 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000007 | l2p_mhvalid ? __ia32_sys_getpeername+0x40/0x40 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_addr_match ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? lock_release+0xb9/0x400 ? lock_downgrade+0x390/0x390 ? ktime_get+0x64/0x130 ? ktime_get+0x8d/0x130 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 __x64_sys_sendto+0x6f/0x80 do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 RIP: 0033:0x7f1d126e4531 Code: 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 8d 05 35 80 0c 00 41 89 ca 8b 00 85 c0 75 1c 45 31 c9 45 31 c0 b8 2c 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 67 c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007ffe21a679d8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000ffdc RCX: 00007f1d126e4531 RDX: 0000000000010000 RSI: 000000000374acf0 RDI: 0000000000000014 RBP: 00007ffe21a67ac0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R ---truncated---

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-415. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double free on tx path. We see kernel crashes and lockups and KASAN errors related to ax210 firmware crashes. One of the KASAN dumps pointed at the tx path, and it appears there is indeed a way to double-free an skb. If iwl_mvm_tx_skb_sta returns non-zero, then the 'skb' sent into the method will be freed. But, in case where we build TSO skb buffer, the skb may also be freed in error case. So, return 0 in that particular error case and do cleanup manually. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi Read of size 8 at addr ffff88813cfa4ba0 by task btserver/9650 CPU: 4 PID: 9650 Comm: btserver Tainted: G W 5.19.8+ #5 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1 Hardware name: Default string Default string/SKYBAY, BIOS 5.12 02/19/2019 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x55/0x6d print_report.cold.12+0xf2/0x684 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x1D0915A8 | time gp2 ? __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 kasan_report+0x8b/0x180 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000001 | uCode revision type ? __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 __list_del_entry_valid+0x12/0x90 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000048 | uCode version major tcp_update_skb_after_send+0x5d/0x170 __tcp_transmit_skb+0xb61/0x15c0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0xDAA05125 | uCode version minor ? __tcp_select_window+0x490/0x490 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000420 | hw version ? trace_kmalloc_node+0x29/0xd0 ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x12a/0x260 ? memset+0x1f/0x40 ? __build_skb_around+0x125/0x150 ? __alloc_skb+0x1d4/0x220 ? skb_zerocopy_clone+0x55/0x230 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00489002 | board version ? kmalloc_reserve+0x80/0x80 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0x60/0xb0 tcp_write_xmit+0x3f1/0x24d0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x034E001C | hcmd ? __check_object_size+0x180/0x350 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x24020000 | isr0 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x8a9/0x1520 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x01400000 | isr1 ? tcp_sendpage+0x50/0x50 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x48F0000A | isr2 ? lock_release+0xb9/0x400 ? tcp_sendmsg+0x14/0x40 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00C3080C | isr3 ? lock_downgrade+0x390/0x390 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x114/0x1d0 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00200000 | isr4 ? rwlock_bug.part.2+0x50/0x50 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x034A001C | last cmd Id ? rwlock_bug.part.2+0x50/0x50 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe/0x200 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x0000C2F0 | wait_event ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0x87/0xe0 ? inet_send_prepare+0x220/0x220 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x000000C4 | l2p_control tcp_sendmsg+0x22/0x40 sock_sendmsg+0x5f/0x70 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00010034 | l2p_duration __sys_sendto+0x19d/0x250 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000007 | l2p_mhvalid ? __ia32_sys_getpeername+0x40/0x40 iwlwifi 0000:06:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_addr_match ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? lock_release+0xb9/0x400 ? lock_downgrade+0x390/0x390 ? ktime_get+0x64/0x130 ? ktime_get+0x8d/0x130 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x5a/0xd0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 __x64_sys_sendto+0x6f/0x80 do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 RIP: 0033:0x7f1d126e4531 Code: 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 8d 05 35 80 0c 00 41 89 ca 8b 00 85 c0 75 1c 45 31 c9 45 31 c0 b8 2c 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 67 c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007ffe21a679d8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000ffdc RCX: 00007f1d126e4531 RDX: 0000000000010000 RSI: 000000000374acf0 RDI: 0000000000000014 RBP: 00007ffe21a67ac0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R ---truncated--- Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Severity: High
Product Status
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