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CVE-2022-41848

MEDIUMCVSS 4.2/10EPSS 0.24%

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CVE-2022-41848 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.2/10 on the CVSS scale. drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling ioctl, aka a race condition between mgslpc_ioctl and mgslpc_detach.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling ioctl, aka a race condition between mgslpc_ioctl and mgslpc_detach.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.2/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.24%

15.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel<= 5.19.12

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-41848?
drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling ioctl, aka a race condition between mgslpc_ioctl and mgslpc_detach.
How severe is CVE-2022-41848?
CVE-2022-41848 has a CVSS score of 4.2/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41848?
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Source: NVD / NIST