CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-3977
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-01-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol) functionality. This issue occurs when a user simultaneously calls DROPTAG ioctl and socket close happens, which could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 5.18 < 5.19.16)
• linux linux kernel (>= 6.0 < 6.0.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0005/ Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0005/ Third Party Advisory