SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2022-24958

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.41% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-763
Affected
linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.