# CVE-2022-49426: iommu/arm-smmu-v3-sva: Fix mm use-after-free

- 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=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/arm-smmu-v3-sva: Fix mm use-after-free We currently call arm64_mm_context_put() without holding a reference to the mm, which can result in use-after-free. Call mmgrab()/mmdrop() to ensure the mm only gets freed after we unpinned the ASID.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc90f13ea0dcd960e5002d204fa55cec4e0db2fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3cbbdbff8a4db5d053c53fd71be62ccccdb52b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa215450888cf29af0c479e14a712dc6b0c506c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd23144f7662b00bcde32a938c4a4057e476d68

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