#VU111432 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50192
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111432
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-50192
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 tegra_slink_remove() function in drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/415b4ce61308f24583912d887772dfcbf97f1d20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f77172644260482fdafc03b6025847944701e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9984d183bb1e99e766c5c2b950ff21f7f7b6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800c7767e05d29656713e04532823a752e57e037
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18