CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49015

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's HSR (High-availability Seamless Redundancy) module, a potential use-after-free was found. After delivering the packet (skb) to netif_rx(), which may free it, further dereferencing the packet could lead to UAF.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a system crash or potentially privilege escalation if an attacker can deliver specially crafted network packets.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that prevents use-after-free by properly managing packet references.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hsr: Fix potential use-after-free The skb is delivered to netif_rx() which may free it, after calling this, dereferencing skb may trigger use-after-free.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS