Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2022-48990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix use-after-free during gpu recovery [Why] [ 754.862560] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 754.862898] Call Trace: [ 754.862903] <TASK> [ 754.862913] amdgpu_job_free_cb+0xc2/0xe1 [amdgpu] [ 754.863543] drm_sched_main.cold+0x34/0x39 [amd_sched] [How] The fw_fence may be not init, check whether dma_fence_init is performed before job free

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-48990: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

  • Linux — versions f6a3f66063ca39e7ee5fcee59e889c5ec4de9dc0, 6.0, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48990?
CVE-2022-48990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-48990?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.