CVE-2022-3640 (GCVE-0-2022-3640)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-21 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 01:14
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel Bluetooth l2cap_core.c l2cap_conn_del use after free
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function l2cap_conn_del of the file net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211944.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Memory Corruption -> CWE-416 Use After Free
Assigner
VulDB CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3880 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Kernel Affected: n/a
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