Vulnerability identifier: #VU71583

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4379

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the __nfs42_ssc_open() function in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/185
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75333d48f92256a0dec91dbf07835e804fc411c0
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aeba12b26c79fc35e07e511f692a8907037d95da
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LECFVUHKIRBV5JJBE3KQCLGKNYJPBRCN/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAVD6JIILAVSRHZ4VXSV3RAAGUXKVXZA/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.