CVE-2022-1974 (GCVE-0-2022-1974)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-31 15:32 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:24
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Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.
Severity
4.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Linux kernel Affected: Linux kernel 5.18 rc6
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