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5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-1198
Linux 6pack Use-after-Free Kernel Crash
Description

A use-after-free vulnerabilitity was discovered in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c of linux that allows an attacker to crash linux kernel by simulating ax25 device using 6pack driver from user space.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-1198 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected Linux and kernel packages.
  • Update the affected Linux packages.
  • Update the affected kernel packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-1198.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-1198 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-1198 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-1198 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-1198 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1198 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2070689 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/efe4186e6a1b54bf38b9e05450d43b0da1fd7739 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.17 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.02 }} 0.00%

score

0.04023

percentile