What is CVE-2022-45884?

CVE-2022-45884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-45884?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-45884

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c has a use-after-free, related to dvb_register_device dynamically allocating fops.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45884?: CVE-2022-45884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-45884?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.