CVE-2022-49915
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mISDN: fix possible memory leak in mISDN_register_device() Afer commit 1fa5ae857bb1 ("driver core: get rid of struct device's bus_id string array"), the name of device is allocated dynamically, add put_device() to give up the reference, so that the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup() when the refcount is 0. Set device class before put_device() to avoid null release() function WARN message in device_release().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.9.333
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.299
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.265
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.224
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.154
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.0.8
- Linux Kernel 6.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029d5b7688a2f3a86f2a3be5a6ba9cc968c80e41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/080aabfb29b2ee9cbb8894a1d039651943d3773e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d4e91efcaee081e919b3c50e875ecbb84290e41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff6b669523d3b3d253a044fa9636a67d0694995
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636fc5a7cabd05699b5692ad838c2c7a3abec7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d1aede313eb2b9a84afd60ff6cfb7c33631e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77d213843e67b4373285712699b692f9c743f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d1d4d9ac0dfa40be4c2c8abd0731659869b297
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029d5b7688a2f3a86f2a3be5a6ba9cc968c80e41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/080aabfb29b2ee9cbb8894a1d039651943d3773e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d4e91efcaee081e919b3c50e875ecbb84290e41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff6b669523d3b3d253a044fa9636a67d0694995
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636fc5a7cabd05699b5692ad838c2c7a3abec7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d1aede313eb2b9a84afd60ff6cfb7c33631e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77d213843e67b4373285712699b692f9c743f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d1d4d9ac0dfa40be4c2c8abd0731659869b297