First published: Mon Oct 21 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hisilicon: Fix potential use-after-free in hisi_femac_rx() The skb is delivered to napi_gro_receive() which may free it, after calling this, dereferencing skb may trigger use-after-free.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Linux kernel | >=4.8<4.9.336 | |
Linux kernel | >=4.10<4.14.302 | |
Linux kernel | >=4.15<4.19.269 | |
Linux kernel | >=4.20<5.4.227 | |
Linux kernel | >=5.5<5.10.159 | |
Linux kernel | >=5.11<5.15.83 | |
Linux kernel | >=5.16<6.0.13 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc1 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc2 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc3 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc4 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc5 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc6 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc7 | |
Linux kernel | =6.1-rc8 |
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CVE-2022-48962 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential for use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.
To fix CVE-2022-48962, update your Linux kernel to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2022-48962 affects various versions of the Linux kernel between 4.8 and 6.1-rc8.
A use-after-free vulnerability in CVE-2022-48962 occurs when a program continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption.
Yes, CVE-2022-48962 can potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can manipulate network traffic handled by the affected kernel.