What is CVE-2022-28390?

CVE-2022-28390 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-28390 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-28390?

CVE-2022-28390 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-28390?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-28390. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-28390 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-28390 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-28390

High

ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-04-03

Last modified 2025-06-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2022-28390 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-28390 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/2022/07/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IHHC455LMSJNG4CSZ5CEAHYWY2DE5YW/

Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAWC35TO642FOP3UCA3C6IF7NAUFOVZ6/

Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XFMPUI3WI4U2F7ONHRW36WDY4ZE7LGGT/

Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c70222752228a62135cee3409dccefd494a24646
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-28390

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-04-03

Modified 2025-06-25

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28390?

CVE-2022-28390 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-28390 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-28390?

CVE-2022-28390 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-28390?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-28390. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-28390 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-28390 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.