What is CVE-2022-45888?

CVE-2022-45888 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2022-45888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45888?

CVE-2022-45888 has a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-45888?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-45888. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-45888 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-45888 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-2022-45888

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.9. drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c has a race condition and use-after-free during physical removal of a USB device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-11-25

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-45888 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-2022-45888 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/all/20221022175404.GA375335%40ubuntu/
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0006/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=282a4b71816b6076029017a7bab3a9dcee12a920
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-45888

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-11-25

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45888?

CVE-2022-45888 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2022-45888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45888?

CVE-2022-45888 has a CVSS score of 6.4 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:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-45888?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-45888. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-45888 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-45888 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 →