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CVE-2022-3977

Published: Jan 12, 2023

Modified: Apr 8, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Kernel	affected `Linux kernel 6.1-rc1`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0005/

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