PT-2022-5140 · Linux+5 · Linux+5
Duoming Zhou
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Published
2022-04-02
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Updated
2023-08-14
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CVE-2022-1198
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux (affected versions not specified)
Description
A use-after-free issue was discovered in the drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c component of the Linux kernel. This issue is related to the use of memory after it has been freed. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by crashing the Linux kernel. This can be achieved by simulating an ax25 device using the 6pack driver from user space.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linux
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu