Incomplete Cleanup Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.17-rc1,5.17-rc5)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
6.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-2932163
  • published 20 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 20 Jun 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.17-rc5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incomplete Cleanup in the Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) subsystem, in the way the user triggers cancel_work_sync after the unregister_netdev when removing the device.

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