CVE-2022-1974

Published Aug 31, 2022

Last updated a year ago

CVSS medium 4.1

Overview

Description: A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.1
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 0.5
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-367
secalert@redhat.com: CWE-416

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "EE723F14-047B-4FCF-B109-E0542EDFB063"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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