What is CVE-2022-1974?

CVE-2022-1974 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2022-1974 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1974?

CVE-2022-1974 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-1974?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-1974. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-1974 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-1974 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-2022-1974

Medium

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-08-31

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2022-1974 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-2022-1974 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da5c0f119203ad9728920456a0f52a6d850c01cd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-1974

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-08-31

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1974?

CVE-2022-1974 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2022-1974 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1974?

CVE-2022-1974 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-1974?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-1974. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-1974 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-1974 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 →