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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-41849

drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and…

MEDIUM 4.2EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

CVSS 3.1
4.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.33% probability · 25th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362, CWE-416
Affected
linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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