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CVE-2022-0646

Published: Feb 18, 2022

Modified: Aug 2, 2024

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Description

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) subsystem was found in the way user triggers cancel_work_sync after the unregister_netdev during removing device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. It is actual from Linux Kernel 5.17-rc1 (when mctp-serial.c introduced) till 5.17-rc5.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Kernel	affected `5.17-rc5`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220211011552.1861886-1-jk%40codeconstruct.com.au

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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0006/

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