CVE-2022-1652 Use after free in kernel

What is CVE-2022-1652?

CVE-2022-1652 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a concurrency use-after-free flaw in the bad_flp_intr function. By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1652?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Netapp H300s Firmware, Netapp H410c Firmware, Netapp H410s Firmware, Netapp H500s Firmware and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1652?

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-2022-1652 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1652 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-9878, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1652, GHSA-v7r6-6784-83g3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1652.