Use After Free Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.232-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-2420548
  • published4 Feb 2022
  • disclosed4 Feb 2022

Introduced: 4 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0487  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove in drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c in memstick in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, a local attacker with a user privilege may impact system Confidentiality. This flaw affects kernel versions prior to 5.14 rc1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1