Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.6. drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling open(), aka a race condition between cm4040_open() and reader_detach().
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.8%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.0.6
Published
Oct 30, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026