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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-50005High confidence

nfc: pn533: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by pn532_cmd_timeout

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

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

3 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

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 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-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 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, 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 4 Sept 2026
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-55284

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

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: nfc: pn533: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by pn532_cmd_timeout When the pn532 uart device is detaching, the pn532_uart_remove() is called. But there are no functions in pn532_uart_remove() that could delete the cmd_timeout timer, which will cause use-after-free bugs. The process is shown below: (thread 1) | (thread 2) | pn532_uart_send_frame pn532_uart_remove | mod_timer(&pn532->cmd_timeout,...) ... | (wait a time) kfree(pn532) //FREE | pn532_cmd_timeout | pn532_uart_send_frame | pn532->... //USE This patch adds del_timer_sync() in pn532_uart_remove() in order to prevent the use-after-free bugs. What's more, the pn53x_unregister_nfc() is well synchronized, it sets nfc_dev->shutting_down to true and there are no syscalls could restart the cmd_timeout timer.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: pn533: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by pn532_cmd_timeout When the pn532 uart device is detaching, the pn532_uart_remove() is called. But there are no functions in pn532_uart_remove() that could delete the cmd_timeout timer, which will cause use-after-free bugs. The process is shown below: (thread 1) | (thread 2) | pn532_uart_send_frame pn532_uart_remove | mod_timer(&pn532->cmd_timeout,...) ... | (wait a time) kfree(pn532) //FREE | pn532_cmd_timeout | pn532_uart_send_frame | pn532->... //USE This patch adds del_timer_sync() in pn532_uart_remove() in order to prevent the use-after-free bugs. What's more, the pn53x_unregister_nfc() is well synchronized, it sets nfc_dev->shutting_down to true and there are no syscalls could restart the cmd_timeout timer.

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: nfc: pn533: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by pn532_cmd_timeout When the pn532 uart device is detaching, the pn532_uart_remove() is called. But there are no functions in pn532_uart_remove() that could delete the cmd_timeout timer, which will cause use-after-free bugs. The process is shown below: (thread 1) | (thread 2) | pn532_uart_send_frame pn532_uart_remove | mod_timer(&pn532->cmd_timeout,...) ... | (wait a time) kfree(pn532) //FREE | pn532_cmd_timeout | pn532_uart_send_frame | pn532->... //USE This patch adds del_timer_sync() in pn532_uart_remove() in order to prevent the use-after-free bugs. What's more, the pn53x_unregister_nfc() is well synchronized, it sets nfc_dev->shutting_down to true and there are no syscalls could restart the cmd_timeout timer.

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

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1350Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49984 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49985 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49985 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49986 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49986 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49989 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49990 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49995 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50005 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50006 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50019 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50020 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50020 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50021 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49986 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49989 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49990 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49995 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50002 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50005 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50006 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50015 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50016 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0649Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49984 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49985 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49985 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49986 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49986 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49989 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49990 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49995 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50005 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50006 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50019 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50020 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50020 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50021 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0607Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49986 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49989 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49990 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49995 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50002 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50005 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50006 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50015 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50016 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49986 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49989 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49990 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49995 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49999 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50002 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50005 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50006 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50015 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50016 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50019 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
c656aa4c27b17a8c70da223ed5ab42145800d6b5 < 50403ee6daddf0d7a14e9d3b51a377c39a08ec8c; c656aa4c27b17a8c70da223ed5ab42145800d6b5 < 9c34c33893db7a80d0e4b55c23d3b65e29609cfb; c656aa4c27b17a8c70da223ed5ab42145800d6b5 < 2c71f5d55a86fd5969428abf525c1ae6b1c7b0f5; c656aa4c27b17a8c70da223ed5ab42145800d6b5 < f1e941dbf80a9b8bab0bffbc4cbe41cc7f4c6fb6; 5.5
Fixed
< 5.5; 5.10.140 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.64 ≤ 5.15.*; 5.19.6 ≤ 5.19.*; 6.0 ≤ *
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 18 Jun 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:10 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
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-2022-55284
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

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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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