CVE-2022-24958

Description

drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24958?
CVE-2022-24958 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24958?
To fix CVE-2022-24958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-24958 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-24958 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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