Detections
Analytics
CVE-2022-0646
high
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.
References
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0006/
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220211011552.1861886-1-jk%40codeconstruct.com.au