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CVE-2022-50034

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdns3 fix use-after-free at workaround 2 BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in __list_del_entry_valid+0x10/0xac cdns3_wa2_remove_old_request() { ... kfree(priv_req->request.buf);…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). 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: usb: cdns3 fix use-after-free at workaround 2 BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in __list_del_entry_valid+0x10/0xac cdns3_wa2_remove_old_request() { ... kfree(priv_req->request.buf); cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request(&priv_ep->endpoint, &priv_req->request); list_del_init(&priv_req->list); ^^^ use after free ... } cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request() free the space pointed by priv_req, but priv_req is used in the following list_del_init(). This patch move list_del_init() before cdns3_gadget_ep_free_request().

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
0.18% probability · 8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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