What is CVE-2022-0487?

CVE-2022-0487 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2022-0487 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0487?

CVE-2022-0487 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0487?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0487. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-0487 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0487 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2022-0487

Medium

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove in drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c in memstick in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, a local attacker with a user privilege may impact system Confidentiality. This flaw affects kernel versions prior to 5.14 rc1.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-02-04

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2022-0487 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-0487 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044561
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42933c8aa14be1caa9eda41f65cde8a3a95d3e39
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-0487

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-02-04

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0487?

CVE-2022-0487 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2022-0487 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0487?

CVE-2022-0487 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0487?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0487. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-0487 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-0487 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →