CVE-2022-3977: Use After Free
First published: Thu Jan 12 2023(Updated: )
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol) functionality. This issue occurs when a user simultaneously calls DROPTAG ioctl and socket close happens, which could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | >=5.18<5.19.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | >=6.0<6.0.2 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.119-1 6.12.11-1 6.12.12-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0005/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-3977
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3977
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3977
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3977
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3977
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89
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