CVE-2022-40307

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 26
Modified
Published: 09 Sept 2022, 00:00
Last modified:03 Aug 2024, 12:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Sept 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Aug 2024, 12:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03% Percentile: 8%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • debiandebian_linux

    10.0 | 11.0

  • linuxlinux_kernel

    ≤ 5.19.8

References (4)