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CVE-2022-44032

MEDIUMCVSS 6.4/10EPSS 0.32%

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CVE-2022-44032 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.6. drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling open(), aka a race condition between cmm_open() and cm4000_detach().. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.6. drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling open(), aka a race condition between cmm_open() and cm4000_detach().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.4/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.32%

24.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel<= 6.0.6

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-44032?
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.6. drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling open(), aka a race condition between cmm_open() and cm4000_detach().
How severe is CVE-2022-44032?
CVE-2022-44032 has a CVSS score of 6.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44032?
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Source: NVD / NIST