Use After Free Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.17-rc4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6282379
  • published27 Feb 2024
  • disclosed25 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Feb 2024

CVE-2022-48626  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.17-rc4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free due to improper handling in the remove path. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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