CVE-2022-50726 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-50726
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-50726 Details

Status: Received on 24 Dec 2025, 13:15 UTC

Published on: 24 Dec 2025, 13:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-50726 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-50726: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix possible use-after-free in async command interface mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx should return only after all its callback handlers were completed. Before this patch, the below race between mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx and mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler was possible and lead to a use-after-free: 1. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx is called while num_inflight is 2 (i.e. elevated by 1, a single inflight callback). 2. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx decreases num_inflight to 1. 3. mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler is called, decreases num_inflight to 0 and is about to call wake_up(). 4. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx calls wait_event, which returns immediately as the condition (num_inflight == 0) holds. 5. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx returns. 6. The caller of mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx frees the mlx5_async_ctx object. 7. mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler goes on and calls wake_up() on the freed object. Fix it by syncing using a completion object. Mark it completed when num_inflight reaches 0. Trace: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888139cd12f4 by task swapper/5/0 CPU: 5 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/5 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc3_for_upstream_debug_2022_08_30_13_10 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d print_report.cold+0x2d5/0x684 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 kasan_report+0xb1/0x1a0 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90 ? __delete_object+0xb8/0x100 ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x43/0x60 ? __wake_up_common_lock+0xb9/0x140 __wake_up_common_lock+0xb9/0x140 ? __wake_up_common+0x650/0x650 ? destroy_tis_callback+0x53/0x70 [mlx5_core] ? kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 ? destroy_tis_callback+0x53/0x70 [mlx5_core] ? kfree+0x1ba/0x520 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x54/0x220 mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler+0x136/0x1a0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx+0x220/0x220 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx+0x220/0x220 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_comp_handler+0x65a/0x12b0 [mlx5_core] ? dump_command+0xcc0/0xcc0 [mlx5_core] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? cmd_comp_notifier+0x7e/0xb0 [mlx5_core] cmd_comp_notifier+0x7e/0xb0 [mlx5_core] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xd7/0x1d0 mlx5_eq_async_int+0x3ce/0xa20 [mlx5_core] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xd7/0x1d0 ? irq_release+0x140/0x140 [mlx5_core] irq_int_handler+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x1f2/0x620 handle_irq_event+0xb2/0x1d0 handle_edge_irq+0x21e/0xb00 __common_interrupt+0x79/0x1a0 common_interrupt+0x78/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 RIP: 0010:default_idle+0x42/0x60 Code: c1 83 e0 07 48 c1 e9 03 83 c0 03 0f b6 14 11 38 d0 7c 04 84 d2 75 14 8b 05 eb 47 22 02 85 c0 7e 07 0f 00 2d e0 9f 48 00 fb f4 <c3> 48 c7 c7 80 08 7f 85 e8 d1 d3 3e fe eb de 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 RSP: 0018:ffff888100dbfdf0 EFLAGS: 00000242 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffffffff84ecbd48 RCX: 1ffffffff0afe110 RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff835cc9bc RBP: 0000000000000005 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff88881dec4ac3 R10: ffffed1103bd8958 R11: 0000017d0ca571c9 R12: 0000000000000005 R13: ffffffff84f024e0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: dffffc0000000000 ? default_idle_call+0xcc/0x450 default_idle_call+0xec/0x450 do_idle+0x394/0x450 ? arch_cpu_idle_exit+0x40/0x40 ? do_idle+0x17/0x450 cpu_startup_entry+0x19/0x20 start_secondary+0x221/0x2b0 ? set_cpu_sibling_map+0x2070/0x2070 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xcd/0xdb </TASK> Allocated by task 49502: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 __kasan_kmalloc+0x81/0xa0 kvmalloc_node+0x48/0xe0 mlx5e_bulk_async_init+0x35/0x110 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tls_priv_tx_list_cleanup+0x84/0x3e0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_ktls_cleanup_tx+0x38f/0x760 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx+0xa7/0x100 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x1c ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-50726

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-50726 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-50726

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-50726.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50726, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50726, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-50726 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-50726 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-50726 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-50726 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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