What is CVE-2022-45887?

CVE-2022-45887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-45887?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-45887

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c has a memory leak because of the lack of a dvb_frontend_detach call.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)
CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45887?: CVE-2022-45887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-45887?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.