High severity · published Mar 6, 2023
CVE-2022-3424
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s SGI GRU driver in the way the first gru_file_unlocked_ioctl function is called by the user, where a fail pass occurs in the…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s SGI GRU driver in the way the first gru_file_unlocked_ioctl function is called by the user, where a fail pass occurs in the gru_check_chiplet_assignment function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.33 before 4.9.337; 4.10 before 4.14.303; 4.15 before 4.19.270; 4.20 before 5.4.229; 5.5 before 5.10.163; 5.11 before 5.15.86; +2 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3424
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3424
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2132640
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/643a16a0eb1d6ac23744bb6e90a00fc21148a9dc
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
lore.kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221019031445.901570-1-zyytlz.wz%40163.com/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0005/
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