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CVE-2022-50840 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: snic: Fix possible UAF in snic_tgt_create() Smatch reports a warning as follows: drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c:307 snic_tgt_create() warn: '&tgt->list' not removed from list If device_add() fails in snic_tgt_create(), tgt will be freed, but tgt->list will not be removed from snic->disc.tgt_list, then list traversal may cause UAF. Remove from snic->disc.tgt_list before free().


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1895e908b3ae66a5312fd1b2cdda2da82993dca7 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3007f96ca20c848d0b1b052df6d2cb5ae5586e78 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3772319e40527e6a5f2ec1d729e01f271d818f5c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4141cd9e8b3379aea52a85d2c35f6eaf26d14e86 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6866154c23fba40888ad6d554cccd4bf2edb755e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad27f74e901fc48729733c88818e6b96c813057d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f0f8dab1ae5def57c1a8a9cafd6fabe1dc27cc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e118df492320176af94deec000ae034cc92be754 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d8b8ba0f1a16cde0b1fc9e80466df76b6db8ff kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50840
NVD Published Date:
12/30/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/30/2025
Source:
kernel.org