7.8

CVE-2022-29156: linux linux_kernel Double Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29156DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29156
Published 13-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-29156 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Double Free vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
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 4 · Related 4
SUSE-SU-2022:1669-1SUSE-SU-2022:1676-1SUSE-SU-2022:1687-1USN-5417-1

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.12 has a double free related to rtrs_clt_dev_release.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% 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.

Ubuntu38 products
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
Netapp8 products
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.16.12-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.10.20, < 5.10.103 | ≥ 5.11.3, < 5.15.26 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.12

4 vendors · 48 products

References

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