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CVE-2022-2602

Public on 2022-10-19
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Unix socket Garbage Collection and io_uring. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-10-17 22:06 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-021
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2022-10-17 22:06 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-009
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-12-01 18:21 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-039
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-10-17 22:06 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-037
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 20:46 ALAS2023-2023-070

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H