CVE-2022-49583
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.1.20-5.2 - Use-After-Free in iavf Dummy Receive Descriptor Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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]
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
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