Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48790
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94422
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-2022-48790
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 nvme_async_event_work() function in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48790
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a25e460fbb0340488d119fb2e28fe3f829b7417e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70356b756a58704e5c8818cb09da5854af87e765
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ead57ceb21bbf15963b4874c2ac67143455382f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e043fb5a0336ee74614e26f0d9f36f1f5bb6d606
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e956a2596ae276124ef0d96829c013dd0faf861
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fa0f99fc84e41057cbdd2efbfe91c6b2f47dd9d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.231
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.102
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.181