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CVE-2022-50840
scsi: snic: Fix possible UAF in snic_tgt_create()
Not scoredEPSS 0.28%
- Published
- Updated
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- Linux
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().
Scores
No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Deferred.
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 79% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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Affected products
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < f9d8b8ba0f1a16cde0b1fc9e80466df76b6db8ff
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < 3772319e40527e6a5f2ec1d729e01f271d818f5c
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < 3007f96ca20c848d0b1b052df6d2cb5ae5586e78
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < 6866154c23fba40888ad6d554cccd4bf2edb755e
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < ad27f74e901fc48729733c88818e6b96c813057d
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < 1895e908b3ae66a5312fd1b2cdda2da82993dca7
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < c7f0f8dab1ae5def57c1a8a9cafd6fabe1dc27cc
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < 4141cd9e8b3379aea52a85d2c35f6eaf26d14e86
- affected c8806b6c9e824f47726f2a9b7fbbe7ebf19306fa – < e118df492320176af94deec000ae034cc92be754
- affected 4.2
- unaffected < 4.2
- unaffected 4.9.337 – ≤ 4.9.*
- unaffected 4.14.303 – ≤ 4.14.*
- unaffected 4.19.270 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.229 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.163 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.86 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.0.16 – ≤ 6.0.*
- unaffected 6.1.2 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.2 – ≤ *
References (9)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d8b8ba0f1a16cde0b1fc9e80466df76b6db8ff (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3772319e40527e6a5f2ec1d729e01f271d818f5c (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3007f96ca20c848d0b1b052df6d2cb5ae5586e78 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6866154c23fba40888ad6d554cccd4bf2edb755e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad27f74e901fc48729733c88818e6b96c813057d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1895e908b3ae66a5312fd1b2cdda2da82993dca7 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f0f8dab1ae5def57c1a8a9cafd6fabe1dc27cc (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4141cd9e8b3379aea52a85d2c35f6eaf26d14e86 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e118df492320176af94deec000ae034cc92be754 (opens in a new tab)
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