What is CVE-2022-45887?

CVE-2022-45887 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2022-45887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45887?

CVE-2022-45887 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-45887?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-45887. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-45887 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-45887 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-2022-45887

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c has a memory leak because of the lack of a dvb_frontend_detach call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-11-25

Last modified 2025-04-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-45887 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-2022-45887 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-1-imv4bel%40gmail.com/
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221115131822.6640-5-imv4bel%40gmail.com/
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0006/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=517a281338322ff8293f988771c98aaa7205e457
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-45887

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-11-25

Modified 2025-04-25

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45887?

CVE-2022-45887 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2022-45887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45887?

CVE-2022-45887 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-45887?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-45887. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-45887 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-45887 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 →