Description
The Linux kernel before 6.2.9 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free in drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c if a physically proximate attacker unplugs an emac based device.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Not Applicable
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192667
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210685
Mailing List, Release Notes
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.9%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.2.9
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
May 18, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026