Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2022
CVE-2022-45888
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9
6.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c has a race condition and use-after-free during physical removal of a USB device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 6.0.9 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45888
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=282a4b71816b6076029017a7bab3a9dcee12a920
lore.kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221022175404.GA375335%40ubuntu/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0006/
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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