CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-50386

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's Bluetooth L2CAP module, a use-after-free was found. The issue occurs after calling __l2cap_get_chan_blah(), when the channel may be freed and then used without proper protection.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a system crash or potentially privilege escalation in kernel context, especially in Bluetooth-enabled environments.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that uses l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() after obtaining the channel to prevent UAF.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix user-after-free This uses l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() after calling __l2cap_get_chan_blah() to prevent the following trace: Bluetooth: l2cap_core.c:static void l2cap_chan_destroy(struct kref *kref) Bluetooth: chan 0000000023c4974d Bluetooth: parent 00000000ae861c08 ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __mutex_waiter_is_first kernel/locking/mutex.c:191 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:671 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __mutex_lock+0x278/0x400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888006a49b08 by task kworker/u3:2/389

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