# CVE-2022-48873: misc: fastrpc: Don't remove map on creater\_process and device\_release

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2
- Published: 2024-08-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.1.6, fixed in 5.2
- Linux: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: fastrpc: Don't remove map on creater_process and device_release Do not remove the map from the list on error path in fastrpc_init_create_process, instead call fastrpc_map_put, to avoid use-after-free. Do not remove it on fastrpc_device_release either, call fastrpc_map_put instead. The fastrpc_free_map is the only proper place to remove the map. This is called only after the reference count is 0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b5c44e924a571d0ad07054de549624fbc04e4d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/193cd853145b63e670bd73740250983af1475330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b7b7bb400dd13dcb03fc6e591bb7ca4664bbec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ddd482345c43d9eec1f3406c0f20a95ed4054b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb96c8f9268e2fdb0e5321cbc358ee5941efc15

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