CVE-2022-49951

firmware_loader: Fix use-after-free during unregister

published June 18, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

firmware_loader: Fix use-after-free during unregister

In the following code within firmware_upload_unregister(), the call to

device_unregister() could result in the dev_release function freeing the

fw_upload_priv structure before it is dereferenced for the call to

module_put(). This bug was found by the kernel test robot using

CONFIG_KASAN while running the firmware selftests.

device_unregister(&fw_sysfs->dev);

module_put(fw_upload_priv->module);

The problem is fixed by copying fw_upload_priv->module to a local variable

for use when calling device_unregister().

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00247 · 15.1th percentile
Published
2025-06-18T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JUN 11:00Z
    firmware_loader: Fix use-after-free during unregister
    cvelistv5