CVE-2022-49127CWE-416

CVE-2022-49127

High · published February 26, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ref_tracker: implement use-after-free detection

Whenever ref_tracker_dir_init() is called, mark the struct ref_tracker_dir

as dead.

Test the dead status from ref_tracker_alloc() and ref_tracker_free()

This should detect buggy dev_put()/dev_hold() happening too late

in netdevice dismantle process.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00226 · 12.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2025-02-26T12:00Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.17, < 5.17.35.17.3
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 FEB 01:55Z
    ref_tracker: implement use-after-free detection
    cvelistv5