CVE-2022-49114: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: libfc: Fix use after free in fc_exch_abts_resp() fc_exch_release(ep) will decrease the ep's reference count. When the reference count reaches zero, it is freed. But ep is still used in the following code, which will lead to a use after free. Return after the fc_exch_release() call to avoid use after free.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.9.311 (fixed in 4.9.311); from 4.10, before 4.14.276 (fixed in 4.14.276); from 4.15, before 4.19.238 (fixed in 4.19.238); from 4.20, before 5.4.189 (fixed in 5.4.189); from 5.5, before 5.10.111 (fixed in 5.10.111); from 5.11, before 5.15.34 (fixed in 5.15.34); …

Published 2025-02-26. Last modified 2026-08-04.