# CVE-2022-48789: nvme-tcp: fix possible use-after-free in transport error\_recovery work

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-16 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: fix possible use-after-free in transport error_recovery work While nvme_tcp_submit_async_event_work is checking the ctrl and queue state before preparing the AER command and scheduling io_work, in order to fully prevent a race where this check is not reliable the error recovery work must flush async_event_work before continuing to destroy the admin queue after setting the ctrl state to RESETTING such that there is no race .submit_async_event and the error recovery handler itself changing the ctrl state.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a26ffd5ad3ece456d74c4c79f7b5e3f440a141
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e192184cf8bce8dd55d619f5611a2eaba996fa05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e42fca37ccc76f39f73732661bd47254cad5982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0d8fb35c4ff00a503c2c4dca4cce8d102a21c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc7ebf5c06de1ef72a69f9b1ab40af8b07f9e

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