CVE-2022-40278 Use after free in n/a
A missing memory free in the provisioning database manager allows attackers to cause a denial of service in Samsung TizenRT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40278?
CVE-2022-40278 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Samsung TizenRT through 3.0_GBM (and 3.1_PRE). createDB in security/provisioning/src/provisioningdatabasemanager.c has a missing sqlite3_free after sqlite3_exec, leading to a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Tizenrt.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2022-40278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv8p-vwhw-pg7f.