# CVE-2022-49258: crypto: ccree - Fix use after free in cc\_cipher\_exit()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- 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=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccree - Fix use after free in cc_cipher_exit() kfree_sensitive(ctx_p->user.key) will free the ctx_p->user.key. But ctx_p->user.key is still used in the next line, which will lead to a use after free. We can call kfree_sensitive() after dev_dbg() to avoid the uaf.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c93017c8d5ebf55a4e453ac7c84cc84cf92ab570
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335bf1fc74f775a8255257aa3e33763f2257b676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25c358efee5153dfd240d4e0d3169d5bebe9cacd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cffb5382bd8d3cf21b874ab5b84bf7618932286b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d950c34074ed74d2713c3856ba01264523289e6

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