CVE-2022-24958: debian debian_linux Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-24958 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 14Timeline
- 11-02-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu71 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-229.263 | < 4.15.0-177.186 | < 5.4.0-117.132
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1109.115 | < 4.4.0-1145.160 | < 4.15.0-1128.137 | < 5.4.0-1078.84
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1028.31~20.04.1
Debian2 products
- linux< 5.16.14-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 4.9.305 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.270 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.233 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.183 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.104 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.27 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.13
Opensuse1 product
- kernel-source&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.16.10-1.1
6 vendors · 84 products
References
18 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cdaX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74X Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
