6.3

CVE-2022-1280: linux linux_kernel Use After Free

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:1783-1SUSE-SU-2022:1796-1SUSE-SU-2022:1849-1
Published 13-04-2022Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1280 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Use After Free vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Duplicates 1 · Related 7
RHSA-2022:7683RHSA-2022:7933RHSA-2022:8267SUSE-SU-2022:1651-1SUSE-SU-2022:1668-1SUSE-SU-2022:1669-1

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drm_lease_held in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c in the Linux kernel due to a race problem. This flaw allows a local user privilege attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) or a kernel information leak.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu70 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse39 products
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_14&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2< 15-150200.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_15&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2< 15-150200.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_16&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2< 15-150200.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_17&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2< 14-150200.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_18&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2< 13-150200.2.1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.15.3-1
Linux1 product
Redhat1 product

5 vendors · 112 products

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