Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3640
Published: December 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70463
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3640
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 an attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the 2cap_conn_del() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3640
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/commit/?id=42cf46dea905a80f6de218e837ba4d4cc33d6979
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DGOIRR72OAFE53XZRUDZDP7INGLIC3E3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OD7VWUT7YAU4CJ247IF44NGVOAODAJGC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG2UPX3MQ7RKRJEUMGEH2TLPKZJCBU5C/