CVE-2022-50329

CVE-2022-50329 affects the Linux kernel’s block/bfq subsystem. The root cause was a use-after-free: bfqq could be freed in bfq_exit_icq_bfqq() and then used in bic_set_bfqq(), leading to UAF. The fix reorders operations by moving bfq_exit_bfqq() behind bic_set_bfqq(), preventing the invalid access.

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block, bfq: Fixed the issue in bfqlimitdepth. The process of setting the newly allocated bfqq to bic or removing freed bfqq from bic is protected by bfqd-lock. However, bfqlimitdepth dereferences bfqq from bic without using the...