CVE-2022-49025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule. Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.
- 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
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d73a77060c3cbdc6e801cd5d979d674cd404bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2f9d95d9fbe993f3c4bafb87d59897b0325affPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372eb550faa0757349040fd43f59483cbfdb2c0bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c795af04441d76f565c4634f893e5b553df2aePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d2d26a49c3a9cd46b232975e45236304810904Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.