What is CVE-2022-45888?

CVE-2022-45888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-45888?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-45888

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c has a race condition and use-after-free during physical removal of a USB device.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.007 (49.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Netapp H300s
Netapp H300s_firmware
Netapp H410c
Netapp H410c_firmware
Netapp H410s
Netapp H410s_firmware
Netapp H500s
Netapp H500s_firmware
Netapp H700s

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)
CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45888?: CVE-2022-45888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-45888?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.