# CVE-2022-49388: ubi: ubi\_create\_volume: Fix use-after-free when volume creation failed

- 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: 4.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubi: ubi_create_volume: Fix use-after-free when volume creation failed There is an use-after-free problem for 'eba_tbl' in ubi_create_volume()'s error handling path: ubi_eba_replace_table(vol, eba_tbl) vol->eba_tbl = tbl out_mapping: ubi_eba_destroy_table(eba_tbl) // Free 'eba_tbl' out_unlock: put_device(&vol->dev) vol_release kfree(tbl->entries) // UAF Fix it by removing redundant 'eba_tbl' releasing. Fetch a reproducer in [Link].

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ff1e3a1351c0d936dd1ac2f9e58231ea1510c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb67043060f2bf4c03d7c3debb9ae980e2b6db3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8302620aeb940f386817321d272b12411ae7d39f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8d3f68cbecfd31925796f0fb668eb21ab06734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff2514e4fb55dcf3d88294686040ca73ea0c1a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e27ecf325e51abd06aaefba57a6322a46fa4178b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1174ab8ba36a48025b68b5ff1085000b1e510217
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c03a1c21d72210f81cb369cc528e3fde4b45411

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