VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-2961

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in the way a user triggers a race condition by calling bind while simultaneously triggering the rose_bind() function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-416
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references