Use After Free Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.162-1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-3338488
  • published21 Sept 2022
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-41218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.162-1~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.

CVSS Scores

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