VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1974
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete.
MEDIUM 4.1EPSS 0.15%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-367
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da5c0f119203ad9728920456a0f52a6d850c01cdPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da5c0f119203ad9728920456a0f52a6d850c01cdPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.