#VU63315 Release of invalid pointer or reference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-24958
Published: May 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63315
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-2022-24958
CWE-ID: CWE-763
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 remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to release of illegal memory vulnerability in the drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/