CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49114

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.36%

28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's SCSI libfc driver, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in fc_exch_abts_resp(). fc_exch_release(ep) decreases the reference count, and when it reaches zero, the object is freed, but it is still used in subsequent code, leading to use-after-free.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can lead to system crashes, undefined behavior, or potentially arbitrary code execution by an attacker, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version that adds a return after fc_exch_release() to avoid use-after-free.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: libfc: Fix use after free in fc_exch_abts_resp() fc_exch_release(ep) will decrease the ep's reference count. When the reference count reaches zero, it is freed. But ep is still used in the following code, which will lead to a use after free. Return after the fc_exch_release() call to avoid use after free.

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