What is CVE-2022-1195?

CVE-2022-1195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-1195?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1195 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-1195

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in drivers/net/hamradio. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service (DOS) when the mkiss or sixpack device is detached and reclaim resources early.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2022-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel — versions 5.16
Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
Kernel — versions kernel 5.16 rc1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1195?: CVE-2022-1195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-1195?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1195 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.