Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3595
Published: October 18, 2022 / Updated: October 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95189
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-3595
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to double free error within the sess_free_buffer() function in fs/cifs/sess.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3595
Install update from vendor's repository.