#VU65297 Double Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-34494

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#VU65297 Double Free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-34494

Published: July 14, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65297
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34494
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev() function in drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c in the Linux kernel remote processor messaging (rpmsg) framework. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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