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CVE-2022-1198
A use-after-free vulnerabilitity was discovered in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c of linux that allows an attacker to crash linux kernel by…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.43%
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- redhat
Description
A use-after-free vulnerabilitity was discovered in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c of linux that allows an attacker to crash linux kernel by simulating ax25 device using 6pack driver from user space.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
kernel
- affected Fixed in kernel v5.17-rc6
References (4)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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