What is CVE-2022-41849?

CVE-2022-41849 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2022-41849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-41849?

CVE-2022-41849 has a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-41849?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-41849. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-41849 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-41849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2022-41849

Medium

drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-09-30

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-41849 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-41849 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/2022/12/msg00031.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220925133243.GA383897%40ubuntu/T/
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5610bcfe8693c02e2e4c8b31427f1bdbdecc839c
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-41849

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.2 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-09-30

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41849?

CVE-2022-41849 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2022-41849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-41849?

CVE-2022-41849 has a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-41849?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-41849. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-41849 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-41849 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →