{"id":"CVE-2022-49531","summary":"loop: implement -\u003efree_disk","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nloop: implement -\u003efree_disk\n\nEnsure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private\ndata is valid until the gendisk is freed.  Currently the loop driver\nuses a lot of effort to make sure a device is not freed when it is\nstill in use, but to to fix a potential deadlock this will be relaxed\na bit soon.","modified":"2026-04-11T12:44:11.745483Z","published":"2025-02-26T02:13:51.542Z","database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49531.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49531.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49531"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626"},{"fixed":"aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a"},{"fixed":"d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-49531.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.6.22"},{"fixed":"5.18.3"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-49531.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}