Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48742
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92897
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48742
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rtnl_newlink() function in net/core/rtnetlink.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48742
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf180360d66bd657e606c1217e0e668e6faa303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9211678c0f0624f74cdff36117ab8316697bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a01e60a1ec6bef9be471fb7182a33c6d6f124e93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd43771ee9759dd9dfae946bff190e2c5a120de5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bbe2019dd12b8d13671ee6cda055d49637b4c39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/def5e7070079b2a214b3b1a2fbec623e6fbfe34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a9a0aee881940476b254e0352581401b23f210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f6f2444bdbe0079e41914a35081530d0409963
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.265
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.300
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.97
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.177