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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2022-48878High confidence

Bluetooth: hci_qca: Fix driver shutdown on closed serdev

Linux · Linux

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-53757

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: Fix driver shutdown on closed serdev The driver shutdown callback (which sends EDL_SOC_RESET to the device over serdev) should not be invoked when HCI device is not open (e.g. if hci_dev_open_sync() failed), because the serdev and its TTY are not open either. Also skip this step if device is powered off (qca_power_shutdown()). The shutdown callback causes use-after-free during system reboot with Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0072662f67726fd7 ... CPU: 6 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rt5-00325-g8a5f56bcfcca #8 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x4/0x30 serdev_device_write_flush+0x24/0x34 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x80/0x130 [hci_uart] device_shutdown+0x15c/0x260 kernel_restart+0x48/0xac KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 Read of size 8 at addr ffff16270c2e0018 by task systemd-shutdow/1 CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 6.1.0-next-20221220-00014-gb85aaf97fb01-dirty #28 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xdc/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84 print_report+0x188/0x488 kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0 __asan_load8+0x80/0xac tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 ttyport_write_flush+0x34/0x44 serdev_device_write_flush+0x48/0x60 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x124/0x274 device_shutdown+0x1e8/0x350 kernel_restart+0x48/0xb0 __do_sys_reboot+0x244/0x2d0 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x54/0x70 invoke_syscall+0x60/0x190 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x160 do_el0_svc+0x44/0xf0 el0_svc+0x2c/0x6c el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x140 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: Fix driver shutdown on closed serdev The driver shutdown callback (which sends EDL_SOC_RESET to the device over serdev) should not be invoked when HCI device is not open (e.g. if hci_dev_open_sync() failed), because the serdev and its TTY are not open either. Also skip this step if device is powered off (qca_power_shutdown()). The shutdown callback causes use-after-free during system reboot with Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0072662f67726fd7 ... CPU: 6 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rt5-00325-g8a5f56bcfcca #8 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x4/0x30 serdev_device_write_flush+0x24/0x34 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x80/0x130 [hci_uart] device_shutdown+0x15c/0x260 kernel_restart+0x48/0xac KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 Read of size 8 at addr ffff16270c2e0018 by task systemd-shutdow/1 CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 6.1.0-next-20221220-00014-gb85aaf97fb01-dirty #28 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xdc/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84 print_report+0x188/0x488 kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0 __asan_load8+0x80/0xac tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 ttyport_write_flush+0x34/0x44 serdev_device_write_flush+0x48/0x60 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x124/0x274 device_shutdown+0x1e8/0x350 kernel_restart+0x48/0xb0 __do_sys_reboot+0x244/0x2d0 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x54/0x70 invoke_syscall+0x60/0x190 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x160 do_el0_svc+0x44/0xf0 el0_svc+0x2c/0x6c el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x140 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: Fix driver shutdown on closed serdev The driver shutdown callback (which sends EDL_SOC_RESET to the device over serdev) should not be invoked when HCI device is not open (e.g. if hci_dev_open_sync() failed), because the serdev and its TTY are not open either. Also skip this step if device is powered off (qca_power_shutdown()). The shutdown callback causes use-after-free during system reboot with Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0072662f67726fd7 ... CPU: 6 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rt5-00325-g8a5f56bcfcca #8 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x4/0x30 serdev_device_write_flush+0x24/0x34 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x80/0x130 [hci_uart] device_shutdown+0x15c/0x260 kernel_restart+0x48/0xac KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 Read of size 8 at addr ffff16270c2e0018 by task systemd-shutdow/1 CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 6.1.0-next-20221220-00014-gb85aaf97fb01-dirty #28 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Robotics RB5 (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xdc/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84 print_report+0x188/0x488 kasan_report+0xa4/0xf0 __asan_load8+0x80/0xac tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x1c/0x50 ttyport_write_flush+0x34/0x44 serdev_device_write_flush+0x48/0x60 qca_serdev_shutdown+0x124/0x274 device_shutdown+0x1e8/0x350 kernel_restart+0x48/0xb0 __do_sys_reboot+0x244/0x2d0 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x54/0x70 invoke_syscall+0x60/0x190 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x7c/0x160 do_el0_svc+0x44/0xf0 el0_svc+0x2c/0x6c el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x140 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Use After Free → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-416
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1888Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder einen unspezifischen Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0840Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-48853 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48865 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48865 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48868 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48869 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48870 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48871 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48872 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48873 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48875 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48878 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48880 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48882 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48883 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48884 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48884 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48885 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48885 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48886 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48886 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0822Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-48651 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48662 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48868 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48869 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48870 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48871 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48872 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48873 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48875 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48878 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48880 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48890 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48890 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48891 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48891 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48896 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48896 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48899 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48899 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48903 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48903 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48904 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0779Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-48858 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48865 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48865 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48868 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48869 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48870 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48871 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48872 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48873 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48875 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48878 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48880 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48882 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48883 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48884 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48884 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48885 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48885 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48886 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48886 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
7e7bbddd029b644f00f0ffbfbc485ed71977d0d5 < e84ec6e25df9bb0968599e92eacedaf3a0a5b587; 7e7bbddd029b644f00f0ffbfbc485ed71977d0d5 < 908d1742b6e694e84ead5c62e4b7c1bfbb8b46a3; 7e7bbddd029b644f00f0ffbfbc485ed71977d0d5 < ea3ebda47dd56f6e1c62f2e0e1b6e1b0a973e447; 7e7bbddd029b644f00f0ffbfbc485ed71977d0d5 < 272970be3dabd24cbe50e393ffee8f04aec3b9a8; 5.8
Fixed
< 5.8; 5.10.165 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.90 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.8 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.2 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 21 Aug 2024 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 08:52 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-53757
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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