CVE-2022-49583

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.1.20-5.2 - Use-After-Free in iavf Dummy Receive Descriptor Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix handling of dummy receive descriptors Fix memory leak caused by not handling dummy receive descriptor properly. iavf_get_rx_buffer now sets the rx_buffer return value for dummy receive descriptors. Without this patch, when the hardware writes a dummy descriptor, iavf would not free the page allocated for the previous receive buffer. This is an unlikely event but can still happen. [Jesse: massaged commit message]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (18)
Linux/Linux < 5.3
Linux/Linux 2a51e334a0ade539e5b0fcfdbd8b43acb9c7547d
Linux/Linux 5.1.20 - 5.2
Linux/Linux 5.10.134 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.58 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.18.15 - 5.18.*
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux 5.2.3 - 5.3
Linux/Linux 5.3
Linux/Linux 5.4.208 - 5.4.*
... and 8 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026