Linux Kernel up to 5.10.136/5.15.60/5.18.17/5.19.1 integrity-blocksize-3.sh write_page use after free

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.136/5.15.60/5.18.17/5.19.1. Affected by this issue is the function write_page of the file shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-50216. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.136/5.15.60/5.18.17/5.19.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function write_page of the file shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md-raid: destroy the bitmap after destroying the thread When we ran the lvm test "shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh" on a kernel with kasan, we got failure in write_page. The reason for the failure is that md_bitmap_destroy is called before destroying the thread and the thread may be waiting in the function write_page for the bio to complete. When the thread finishes waiting, it executes "if (test_bit(BITMAP_WRITE_ERROR, &bitmap->flags))", which triggers the kasan warning. Note that the commit 48df498daf62 that caused this bug claims that it is neede for md-cluster, you should check md-cluster and possibly find another bugfix for it. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in write_page+0x18d/0x680 [md_mod] Read of size 8 at addr ffff889162030c78 by task mdX_raid1/5539 CPU: 10 PID: 5539 Comm: mdX_raid1 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x44 print_report.cold+0x45/0x57a ? __lock_text_start+0x18/0x18 ? write_page+0x18d/0x680 [md_mod] kasan_report+0xa8/0xe0 ? write_page+0x18d/0x680 [md_mod] kasan_check_range+0x13f/0x180 write_page+0x18d/0x680 [md_mod] ? super_sync+0x4d5/0x560 [dm_raid] ? md_bitmap_file_kick+0xa0/0xa0 [md_mod] ? rs_set_dev_and_array_sectors+0x2e0/0x2e0 [dm_raid] ? mutex_trylock+0x120/0x120 ? preempt_count_add+0x6b/0xc0 ? preempt_count_sub+0xf/0xc0 md_update_sb+0x707/0xe40 [md_mod] md_reap_sync_thread+0x1b2/0x4a0 [md_mod] md_check_recovery+0x533/0x960 [md_mod] raid1d+0xc8/0x2a20 [raid1] ? var_wake_function+0xe0/0xe0 ? psi_group_change+0x411/0x500 ? preempt_count_sub+0xf/0xc0 ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x78/0xc0 ? __lock_text_start+0x18/0x18 ? raid1_end_read_request+0x2a0/0x2a0 [raid1] ? preempt_count_sub+0xf/0xc0 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x19/0x40 ? del_timer_sync+0xa9/0x100 ? try_to_del_timer_sync+0xc0/0xc0 ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x78/0xc0 ? __lock_text_start+0x18/0x18 ? __list_del_entry_valid+0x68/0xa0 ? finish_wait+0xa3/0x100 md_thread+0x161/0x260 [md_mod] ? unregister_md_personality+0xa0/0xa0 [md_mod] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x78/0xc0 ? prepare_to_wait_event+0x2c0/0x2c0 ? unregister_md_personality+0xa0/0xa0 [md_mod] kthread+0x148/0x180 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Allocated by task 5522: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 __kasan_kmalloc+0x80/0xa0 md_bitmap_create+0xa8/0xe80 [md_mod] md_run+0x777/0x1300 [md_mod] raid_ctr+0x249c/0x4a30 [dm_raid] dm_table_add_target+0x2b0/0x620 [dm_mod] table_load+0x1c8/0x400 [dm_mod] ctl_ioctl+0x29e/0x560 [dm_mod] dm_compat_ctl_ioctl+0x7/0x20 [dm_mod] __do_compat_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x90/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Freed by task 5680: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 kasan_set_track+0x21/0x40 kasan_set_free_info+0x20/0x40 __kasan_slab_free+0xf7/0x140 kfree+0x80/0x240 md_bitmap_free+0x1c3/0x280 [md_mod] __md_stop+0x21/0x120 [md_mod] md_stop+0x9/0x40 [md_mod] raid_dtr+0x1b/0x40 [dm_raid] dm_table_destroy+0x98/0x1e0 [dm_mod] __dm_destroy+0x199/0x360 [dm_mod] dev_remove+0x10c/0x160 [dm_mod] ctl_ioctl+0x29e/0x560 [dm_mod] dm_compat_ctl_ioctl+0x7/0x20 [dm_mod] __do_compat_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x90/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-50216 since 06/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/01/2025).

Upgrading to version 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 or 5.19.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e0bdaed154e5b9cc4310ddaf5da290483d00e6ba/c5e4cdd4438787e008c1b4a23bb66e49f4b12417/f192434601b9a1ef072b8ad631d6008fea578234/7f82027b6b74553f7fe8541c0a04bfbd3557fb11/e151db8ecfb019b7da31d076130a794574c89f6f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2022-55197) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1350). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Avamar
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.136
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
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• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.18.0
• 5.18.1
• 5.18.2
• 5.18.3
• 5.18.4
• 5.18.5
• 5.18.6
• 5.18.7
• 5.18.8
• 5.18.9
• 5.18.10
• 5.18.11
• 5.18.12
• 5.18.13
• 5.18.14
• 5.18.15
• 5.18.16
• 5.18.17
• 5.19.0
• 5.19.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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