CVE-2022-1204 Use after free in Kernel

What is CVE-2022-1204?

CVE-2022-1204 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Amateur Radio AX.25 protocol functionality in the way a user connects with the protocol. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1204?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1204?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-1204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
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Also known as AZL-10760, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1204, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1204.