CVE-2022-24958 — Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference in Kernel

CWE-763 — Release of Invalid Pointer or ReferenceCWE-416 — Use After Free20 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV7.0OSV6.5OSV5.6OSV4.4
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Linux KernelDebian LinuxDebian Linux+4 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 11
Latest updateJul 13

Description

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.8
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.106-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.15.0-177.186+1
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.16.14-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Fedora 34, 35

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
OSV
linux-aws vulnerabilities↗2022-07-13
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OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-kvm vulnerabilities↗2022-07-07
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-fde, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.↗2022-06-08
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.13, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.13, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.13, linux-hwe-5.13, linux-intel-5.13, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.13, linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2022-06-08
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OSV
CVE-2022-24958: In dev_config of inode↗2022-06-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

10
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities↗2022-07-13
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2022-07-07
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2022-06-08
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2022-06-08
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Android
CVE-2022-24958: USB↗2022-06-01
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