Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-41222
Published: October 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68422
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41222
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by a stale TLB in mm/mremap.c, because an rmap lock is not held during a PUD move. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41222
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2347
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=97113eb39fa7972722ff490b947d8af023e1f6a2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168466/Linux-Stable-5.4-5.10-Use-After-Free-Race-Condition.html